Butler Snow PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: Paul Pratt · Ridgeland, MS

Raised
$130,934
Total Spent
$131,750
Operating & other
$67,700
51% of spending
To TN candidates
$51,050
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $42,500 to 52 candidates
$37,500 to 42 Republicans $5,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $131,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $67,700 (51%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

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

Operating spending: $67,700 ÷ Total spent: $131,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $67,700
Contributions to candidates $51,050

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $8,400.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $750.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $750.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $51,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $42,500. Of the $8,550 difference, $8,550 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,550 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $750.00
  • Smith, Robin $750.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $500.00
  • …and 7 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
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
TN Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $8,500 to 5 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 3 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Senate Ga Battleground Fund Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Xochitl for New Mexico New Mexico $2,500.00
Hunter, Todd Texas $500.00
Jessica for Judge Texas $250.00
Maria for Judge Texas $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Campaign Support $62,700.00
Donations $5,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Alveno Castilla Ridgeland, MS Butler Snow, LLP $1,638.19
Austin Averitt Birmingham, AL Butler Snow $1,638.19
Brad Anderson Birmingham, AL Butler Snow $1,638.19
George Crawford Nashville, TN Butler Snow $1,638.19
Trey Bourn Ridgeland, MS Butler Snow $1,638.19
Amanda Barbour Ridgeland, MS Butler Snow $1,556.28
Dawn Bookhardt Denver, CO Butler Snow $1,474.37
Jay Bolin Ridgeland, MS Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada $1,474.37
Paula Daniel Memphis, TN Butler Snow $1,474.37
Erin Polly Nashville, TN Butler Snow $1,351.50

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
Q4 2020 Historical $52,778.79 $15,628.79 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $79,678.79 $52,778.79 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $85,128.79 $79,678.79 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $99,028.79 $85,128.79 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $104,028.79 $99,028.79 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $13,445.10 $104,028.79 Source ↗