Corrections Corporation of America INC PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2006 · Treasurer: Scott Craddock · Nashville, TN

Raised
$51,352
incl. $4,781 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$47,850
Spent outside Tennessee
$25,500
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$15,350
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,750 to 4 candidates
$1,250 to 3 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,500 (53%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $47,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $15,350

“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
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $15,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,750. Of the $13,600 difference, $13,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Corker, Bob $5,000.00
  • Clement, Bob $2,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $1,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $1,000.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • Mackey, Warren $500.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $500.00
  • Adams, Curtis $300.00
  • …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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $4,000.00
Tennessee Joint Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Kyle PAC $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $25,500 to 15 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 10 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
National Republican Congressional Cmte Washington, D.C. $10,000.00
Smith, Lamar Texas $2,500.00
Bishop for Congress Georgia $1,000.00
Cornyn, John Texas $1,000.00
Lieberman, Joe Connecticut $1,000.00
Pickering for Comgress Mississippi $1,000.00
Reynolds for Comgress New York $1,000.00
Ryan, Tim Washington, D.C. $1,000.00
Sanchez, Loretta California $1,000.00
Serrano for Congress New York $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Donna Alvarado Granville, OH Cca $5,000.00
Lucius Burch Nashville, TN Burch Investments $5,000.00
Thurgood Marshall Jr Arlinton, VA Cca $5,000.00
William Andrews Franklin, TN Retired $2,500.03
John R Prann Sanibel, FL Katy Industries Cinc $2,500.00
J Michael Quinlan Mc Lean, VA Cca $2,340.00
Todd Mullenger Brentwood, TN Cca $1,560.00
Damon Hininger Brentwood, TN Corecivic $1,508.00
Linda Staley Nashville, TN Cca $1,508.00
David Garfinkle Franklin, TN CoreCivic $1,495.00

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
Q4 2006 Historical $72,601.67 $80,532.92 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $90,639.17 $72,601.67 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $151,176.92 $90,639.17 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $137,605.67 $151,176.92 Source ↗