Cai PAC Tennessee

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2019 · Treasurer: Dawn Bauman · Falls Church, VA

Raised
$79,206
incl. $111 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$40,357
To TN candidates
$40,000
99.1% of spending
Operating & other
$357
0.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $29,000 to 28 candidates
$22,250 to 20 Republicans $6,750 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,357 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,000 (99.1%) — 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: $357 ÷ Total spent: $40,357
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $357
Contributions to candidates $40,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $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 $40,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $29,000. Of the $11,000 difference, $11,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Akbari (House), Raumesh $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $500.00
  • …and 4 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $356.75

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bouview Insurance West Hartford, CT — $5,000.00
Firstservice Residential Hollywood, FL — $5,000.00
Ghertner Company Aamc Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Keith S Collins Company LLC Germantown, TN — $5,000.00
Providence Homeowenrs Assocation Mt. Julie, TN — $5,000.00
Timmons Properties Inc. Nashville, TN — $3,000.00
Accuworks Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Associa Dallas, TX — $2,500.00
Franklin Green Hoa Nasville, TN — $2,500.00
Green Pastures Landscape Co Brentwood, TN — $2,500.00

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 Amended Historical $0.00 $38,849.25 Source ↗