Butler Snow PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$117,865
Total Spent
$124,000
To TN candidates
$63,250
51% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$54,750
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $51,500 to 56 candidates
$46,500 to 49 Republicans $5,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $124,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $63,250 (51%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $124,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $63,250
Source filings:

“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
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $5,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $63,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $51,500. Of the $11,750 difference, $11,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Perry, Gadson William $2,500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $750.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $750.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $750.00
  • Beck, Bill $500.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • …and 5 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
House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $54,750 to 13 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 6 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
Republican Governors Association Washington, D.C. $30,000.00
Britt for Alabama, Inc. Alabama $10,000.00
Phelan, Dade Texas $2,500.00
Woodfin, Randall Alabama $2,500.00
Bennet, Michael Colorado $2,500.00
Neal, Richard Massachusetts $2,500.00
Wicker for Senate Mississippi $1,000.00
Hughes, Bryan Texas $1,000.00
Doggett, Lloyd Texas $750.00
Cyrier, John Texas $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Don Clark Ridgeland, MS Butler Snow $1,316.72
Eric Nichols Austin, TX Butler Snow $1,316.72
Kim Bueno Austin, TX Butler Snow $1,316.72
Michael Beers Ridgeland, MS Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens and Cannada $1,316.72
Orlando Richmond Ridgeland, MS Butler Snow $1,316.72
William Gage Ridgeland, MS Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC $1,316.72
David Williams Atlanta, GA Butler Snow $1,250.89
Don Campbell Memphis, TN Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada $1,250.89
Eric Hudson Memphis, TN Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens \& Cannada, PLLC $1,250.89
Robert Holland Nashville, TN Butler Snow $1,250.89

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 2021 Historical $117,793.34 $10,293.34 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $15,628.79 $117,793.34 Source ↗