Cai PAC Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$8,475
incl. $225 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$25,838
To TN candidates
$25,750
99.6% of spending
Operating & other
$88
0.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,750 to 36 candidates
$18,250 to 30 Republicans $5,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,838 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,750 (99.6%) — 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: $88 ÷ Total spent: $25,838
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $88
Contributions to candidates $25,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $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
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $25,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,750. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Swann, Art $500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $500.00

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 $88.30

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bouview Insurance West Hartford, CT — $2,500.00
LYNN Burka Murfreesboro, TN Timmons Properties $2,000.00
Cobblestone Landing Hoa Nashville, TN — $500.00
Jackson Hills Residential Association In Nashville, TN — $500.00
Stewart Springs Homeowners Nashville, TN — $500.00
Stonehollow Homeowners Nashville, TN — $500.00
Wright Farms Hoa Nashville, TN — $500.00
Honey Brook Homeowners Associations Nashville, TN — $250.00
Reserve A Wright Farms Nashville, TN — $250.00
Silver Springs Homewners Assoc Nashville, TN — $250.00

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 Historical $35,135.95 $9,610.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $24,974.25 $35,135.95 Source ↗