DAWNPAC (Dawn White)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2026 · Treasurer: Calvin Dwight Throneberry · Murfreesboro, TN

Raised
$90,750
Total Spent
$78,850
To TN candidates
$69,500
88% of spending
Operating & other
$9,350
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $73,850 to 9 candidates
$73,850 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $78,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $69,500 (88%) — 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: $9,350 ÷ Total spent: $78,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,350
Contributions to candidates $69,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $17,350.00
Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $10,000.00
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $10,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $10,000.00
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $10,000.00
Bill Powers Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $5,000.00
Andy (Andrew) J. Swafford Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Hughes Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $500.00

Tracked candidates reported receiving $73,850 from this committee — $4,350 more than its own filings itemize ($69,500), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jeff Lloyd for County Commission $500.00
  • Allen McAdoo for Commissioner $250.00
  • Joshua James for Commissioner $250.00
  • Austin Maxwell for City Council $250.00
  • Trey Gooch for County Commission $250.00
  • Anthony Johnson for County Commission $250.00
  • Bill Tollett for County Commission $250.00
  • Jami Averwater for City Council $250.00
  • Kenneth Barrett for Sheriff $250.00
  • Phil Dodd for County Commission $250.00
  • …and 1 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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Research / Polling $7,350.00
Travel Expense Reimbursement $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dawn White Murfreesboro, TN — $65,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) Cookeville, TN — $5,000.00
Chad White Murfreesboro, TN Brookdale Senior Living Inc. $3,000.00
Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) Winston-Salem, NC — $2,500.00
Tennessee Health Care Assn PAC Brentwood, TN — $2,000.00
Andy Garrett Murfreesboro, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Jennifer Cooke Murfreesboro, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Johnson Poss Kirby Government Relations Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Mark Winslow Nashville, TN Metropolitan Nash Davidson Co Courts $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
Pre-Primary 2026 $16,400.00 $21,900.00 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $3,000.00 $16,400.00 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $10,000.00 $3,000.00 Source ↗