Corrections Corporation of America INC PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$133,163

incl. $3,224 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$23,500

To TN candidates

$16,500

70% of spending

To other PACs

$7,000

30% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 7 candidates

$3,000 to 5 Republicans $1,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,500 (70%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $23,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$16,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $16,500 70%
To other PACs $7,000 30%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Johnny Shaw ^†	Tennessee House, District 80	Dem.	$1,000.00
Marsha Blackburn ^†	Governor	Rep.	$1,000.00
Barrett Rich ^†	Tennessee House, District 94	Rep.	$500.00
Bo Watson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 11	Rep.	$500.00
Curry Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 95	Rep.	$500.00
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$500.00
Stratton Bone ^†	Tennessee House, District 46	Dem.	$500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $16,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Davis, Lincoln $2,000.00
Gordon, Bart $1,000.00
Corker, Bob $1,000.00
Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
Harmon, Bill $1,000.00
Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
Finney, Lowe $500.00
Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
McCord, Joe $500.00
Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
…and 9 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 Democratic Party	$2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee	$2,500.00
House Democratic Caucus	$500.00
MPAC	$500.00
RAAMPAC	$500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
John R Prann	Sanibel, FL	Katy Industries Cinc	$6,250.00
William Andrews	Franklin, TN	Retired	$5,000.06
Charles M Jacobi	Middlebury, CT	Cca	$5,000.00
Charles Overby	Franklin, TN	Cca	$5,000.00
Dennis Deconcini	La Jolla, CA	Cca	$5,000.00
Donna Alvarado	Granville, OH	Cca	$5,000.00
John D Correnti	Columbus, MS	Cca	$5,000.00
John Horne	Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	Cca	$5,000.00
Joseph Russell	Nashville, TN	Cca	$5,000.00
Lucius E Burch	Nashville, TN	Burch Investment Group	$5,000.00

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 2009 Historical	$32,740.32	$27,987.52	Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29285
Mid-Year 2009 Historical	$28,824.97	$32,740.32	Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28083