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Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Daniel Gregory · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$180,000
Total Spent
$165,380
To TN candidates
$135,350
82% of spending
To other PACs
$30,000
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $71,100 to 37 candidates
$61,100 to 30 Republicans $10,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $165,380 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $135,350 (82%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $30 ÷ Total spent: $165,380
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $30
Contributions to candidates $135,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $5,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $5,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $5,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $3,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $2,500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $2,500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $135,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $71,100. Of the $64,250 difference, $64,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $64,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Johnson, Cheyenne $10,750.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $5,000.00
  • Swann, Art $5,000.00
  • Akbari (House), Raumesh $2,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Smith, Robin $2,500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $2,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $1,500.00
  • Strickland, Jim $1,500.00
  • …and 42 more recipients

Tennessee caps what a PAC may give one candidate per election — $15,400 for statewide and House races, $30,800 for Senate races (2025–26 limits; a primary and a general count as separate elections). Registry of Election Finance limits.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $10,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $5,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $3,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
Nash PAC $2,500.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $30.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bluecross Blueshield of TN Chattanooga, TN — $180,000.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2019 Historical $44,239.78 $16,389.78 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85633
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $1,769.78 $44,239.78 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85346