CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton)
Registered Jun 2013 · Treasurer: Mark Elmore · Nashville, TN
Also on this site: Cameron Sexton's campaigns
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,265,612.00 | $668,882.70 | $67,000.00 |
| 2025 | $1,037,320.20 | $428,279.32 | $32,500.00 |
| 2024 | $1,052,362.75 | $533,604.09 | $67,500.00 |
| 2023 | $509,250.00 | $256,351.98 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $522,384.39 | $373,397.29 | $10,000.00 |
| 2021 | $334,850.00 | $221,278.76 | $11,500.00 |
| 2020 | $398,230.20 | $377,982.72 | $62,388.19 |
| 2019 | $430,986.82 | $137,613.01 | $58,600.00 |
| 2018 | $33,500.00 | $24,118.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2017 | $9,750.00 | $8,263.25 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $12,050.00 | $24,452.42 | $2,550.00 |
| 2015 | $17,500.00 | $3,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $8,000.00 | $19,138.14 | $1,500.00 |
| 2013 | $11,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $5,643,296.36 | $3,076,361.68 | $261,735.69 |
Raised
$5,643,296
incl. $115 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,076,362
Operating & other
$2,516,071
82% of spending
To TN candidates
$395,496
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $261,736 to 86 candidates
$261,736 to 86 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $3,076,362 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,516,071 (82%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $2,516,071 82%
- To TN candidates $395,496 13%
- To other PACs $159,795 5.2%
- Spent outside Tennessee $5,000 0.2%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Grills † | Tennessee House, District 77 | Rep. | $12,100.00 |
| Chris Todd † | Tennessee House, District 73 | Rep. | $8,500.00 |
| Patsy Hazlewood † | Tennessee House, District 27 | Rep. | $8,500.00 |
| John Ragan † | Tennessee House, District 33 | Rep. | $7,000.00 |
| Mark Cochran | Tennessee House, District 23 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Ed Butler † | Tennessee House, District 41 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Mary Littleton † | Tennessee House, District 78 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Tim Rudd † | Tennessee House, District 34 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Aron Maberry † | Tennessee House, District 68 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Chad Bobo † | Tennessee House, District 60 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $395,496 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $261,736. Of the $133,760 difference, $84,457 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $49,303 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.
Its filing also reports $84,457 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Betsy Henderson for Mayor $5,000.00
- Burkhart, Jeff $5,000.00
- Helton, Esther $5,000.00
- Larsen Jay for Knox County Mayor $5,000.00
- Mannis, Eddie $5,000.00
- Holsclaw, John B. $4,500.00
- Coley, James $4,000.00
- Halford, Curtis $3,000.00
- Hill, Matthew $3,000.00
- Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $3,000.00
- …and 28 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee House Republican Caucus | $63,825.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $52,600.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $32,250.00 |
| TN Republican Party | $5,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Amanda Worley | $2,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect William T Ridley | $2,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Judd Davis | $1,000.00 |
| Cumberland County Republican Party | $870.00 |
| Tennessee College Republicans | $250.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $5,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Sanders for Governor | Arkansas | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $879,774.99 |
| Research / Polling | $245,722.49 |
| Digital Advertising | $135,304.19 |
| Advertising - Mail | $104,937.52 |
| Travel- Airfare | $65,335.84 |
| Advertising | $62,332.36 |
| Donation | $55,540.00 |
| Production | $45,722.86 |
| Fundraiser Expense | $44,483.37 |
| Fundraising Event Expense | $40,625.37 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vor Media | Digital Advertising | 10/21/2026 | $90,739.76 |
| Southland Advantage | Professional Services | 10/08/2025 | $54,050.00 |
| Southland Advantage | Professional Services | 02/01/2024 | $50,925.00 |
| Vor Media | Research / Polling | 10/20/2026 | $48,000.00 |
| Vor Media | Research / Polling | 10/21/2026 | $45,000.00 |
| Southland Advantage | Professional Services | 01/29/2026 | $44,322.00 |
| Southland Advantage | Professional Services | 10/21/2024 | $36,855.00 |
| Southland Advantage | Professional Services | 02/01/2022 | $32,735.00 |
| Victory Enterprises, Inc. | Research / Polling | 02/04/2020 | $31,450.00 |
| Southland Advantage | Professional Services | 10/31/2024 | $28,410.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOPAC Election Fund Tennessee | Arlington, VA | — | $325,000.00 |
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | Brentwood, TN | — | $213,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | Nashville, TN | — | $172,500.00 |
| Charter Communications INC Tennessee PAC | Maryville, TN | — | $160,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund | Brentwood, TN | — | $157,500.00 |
| CoreCivic PAC | Brentwood, TN | — | $100,500.00 |
| Jack Daniel's PAC | Alexandria, VA | — | $90,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $87,500.00 |
| Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) | Winston- Salem, NC | — | $85,500.00 |
| John R Ingram | Nashville, TN | Ingram Industries | $85,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $2,089,806.13 | $2,575,766.84 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 130335 |
| Q3 2026 Amended | $1,864,991.47 | $2,084,806.13 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 131280 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $1,860,891.53 | $1,864,991.47 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127255 |
| Q2 2026 | $1,865,995.76 | $1,860,891.53 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126097 |
| Q1 2026 | $1,982,199.54 | $1,865,995.76 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124561 |
| Year-End 2025 | $1,288,839.51 | $1,982,199.54 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 122907 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $1,372,653.46 | $1,288,839.51 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121423 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $1,241,603.14 | $1,372,653.46 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119348 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $1,084,177.87 | $1,241,603.14 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 117535 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $774,524.65 | $1,084,177.87 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116693 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $776,340.18 | $774,524.65 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 114973 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $756,173.43 | $776,340.18 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113743 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $844,092.81 | $756,173.43 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112115 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $475,848.60 | $844,092.81 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110309 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended Historical | $584,615.92 | $475,848.60 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109792 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $586,133.47 | $584,615.92 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107166 |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical | $403,183.51 | $586,133.47 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106665 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $309,873.12 | $403,183.51 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 103391 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $327,742.94 | $309,873.12 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 101805 |
| Q2 2022 Amended Historical | $360,168.67 | $327,742.94 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 103359 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $438,184.04 | $360,168.67 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 96774 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $251,820.63 | $438,184.04 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96019 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $325,262.36 | $251,820.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95359 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $293,216.84 | $325,262.36 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93565 |
| Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical | $296,199.29 | $293,216.84 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 100073 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $186,790.43 | $296,199.29 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90628 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $185,253.33 | $186,790.43 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89608 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $236,182.12 | $185,253.33 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88695 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $305,410.47 | $236,182.12 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87286 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $19,301.03 | $305,410.47 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85538 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $13,283.93 | $19,301.03 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84923 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $2,283.93 | $13,283.93 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 81926 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $6,733.93 | $2,283.93 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80421 |
| Q3 2018 Amended Historical | $3,651.93 | $6,733.93 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81373 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $3,901.93 | $3,651.93 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77816 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $3,901.93 | $3,901.93 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76936 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $3,901.93 | $3,901.93 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75126 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $651.93 | $3,901.93 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72446 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $2,445.94 | $651.93 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71957 |
| Q4 2016 Amended Historical | $2,124.94 | $2,445.94 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 71966 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $3,168.44 | $2,124.94 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69127 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $7,434.44 | $3,168.44 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66886 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $9,034.44 | $7,434.44 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66395 |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $11,848.36 | $9,034.44 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 67889 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $14,848.36 | $11,848.36 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63518 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $348.36 | $14,848.36 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61283 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $348.36 | $348.36 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60853 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $1,537.31 | $348.36 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59507 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $2,342.50 | $1,537.31 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56100 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $9,886.50 | $2,342.50 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56098 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $9,736.50 | $9,886.50 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54521 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $11,500.00 | $9,736.50 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53293 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $11,500.00 | $11,500.00 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51237 |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $0.00 | $11,500.00 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48399 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48409 |