Conservation Action PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $28,905 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,655 (54%) — 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 / overhead spending | $15,655 |
| Contributions to candidates | $13,250 |
- Operating & other $15,655 54%
- To TN candidates $13,250 46%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $13,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $13,250 difference, $13,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $13,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Hawkins, Jim $3,000.00
- Rogers, Jean Anne $3,000.00
- Camp, Randy $1,000.00
- Cobb, Ty $1,000.00
- Ryal, James $1,000.00
- Coley, James $250.00
- Dunn, Bill $250.00
- Fincher, Henry $250.00
- Ford, Dale $250.00
- Gilmore, Brenda $250.00
- …and 12 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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $11,000.00 |
| Printing | $1,714.61 |
| Legal | $1,098.75 |
| Postage | $1,059.75 |
| Graphics | $550.00 |
| Auto Exspense | $131.19 |
| Food / Beverage | $100.54 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Parker Group | Professional Services | 10/01/2008 | $4,000.00 |
| Tenn Conservation Voters Inc. | Professional Services | 10/31/2008 | $3,750.00 |
| Tenn Conservation Voters Inc. | Professional Services | 11/30/2008 | $1,750.00 |
| Clifton, Stewart | Professional Services | 12/19/2008 | $1,500.00 |
| Zralek, Stephen | Legal | 12/15/2008 | $600.00 |
| Zralek, Stephen | Legal | 12/18/2008 | $498.75 |
| Artware, Inc. | Printing | 09/23/2008 | $372.41 |
| U.S. Postal Servoce | Postage | 10/30/2008 | $185.76 |
| U.S. Postal Servoce | Postage | 10/30/2008 | $181.98 |
| U.S. Postal Servoce | Postage | 10/31/2008 | $159.03 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| League of Conservation Voters SSF | Washington, DC | — | $25,000.00 |
| John Noel | Franklin, TN | The Noel Company | $1,000.00 |
| Michelle Haynes | Gallatin, TN | — | $500.00 |
| Clark Buchner | Memphis, TN | Best Effort Made | $300.00 |
| Charles Scarborough | Rockwood, TN | Self-Employed | $250.00 |
| Mary Helen Clarke | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $200.00 |
| SYD Lerner | Memphis, TN | Wurzburg, Inc. | $200.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Amended Historical | $12,682.77 | $767.78 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $16,595.77 | $12,682.77 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $1,968.18 | $16,595.77 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $1,968.18 | $1,968.18 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $1,968.18 | $1,968.18 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Late Historical | $2,068.18 | $1,968.18 | Source ↗ |