Memphis

Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$175,000
Total Spent
$187,762
To TN candidates
$133,000
71% of spending
To other PACs
$54,500
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $104,500 to 36 candidates
$89,500 to 30 Republicans $15,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $187,762 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $133,000 (71%) — 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: $262 ÷ Total spent: $187,762
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $262
Contributions to candidates $133,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $10,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $10,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $10,000.00
Steve Southerland Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $10,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $7,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $7,500.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $2,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 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 $133,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $104,500. Of the $28,500 difference, $35,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $7,000 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $35,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Contribution $5,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $5,000.00
  • Paul Young for Mayor $5,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $3,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Turner, Van $2,000.00
  • Canale, J. Ford $1,000.00
  • Carlisle, Chase $1,000.00
  • Ford, Ed, Jr. $1,000.00
  • Harris, Brian Matthew (Matt) $1,000.00
  • …and 9 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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $20,000.00
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $10,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Check Order $188.01
Bank Fees $74.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bluecross Blueshield of TN Chattanooga, TN — $175,000.00

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 2023 Amended Historical $43,718.24 $39,493.23 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 113661
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $39,755.24 $43,718.24 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109082