Memphis

Driving Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2012 · Treasurer: Bethanne Benson · Memphis, TN

Raised
$46,000
Total Spent
$34,000
To TN candidates
$26,500
78% of spending
To other PACs
$7,500
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 6 candidates
$5,500 to 6 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,500 (78%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $34,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $26,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $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 $26,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $21,000 difference, $21,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Tracy, Jim $6,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $5,000.00
  • Bone, Charles $3,000.00
  • Kane, Jeremy $1,500.00
  • Pinkston, Will $1,500.00
  • Barry, Megan $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00

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
RAAMPAC $7,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Averitt Express, Inc. Cookeville, TN — $25,000.00
Juliette C Dobbs 1985 Trust Memphis, TN — $10,000.00
American Traffic Solutions Tempe, AZ — $6,000.00
Swisher International Jacksonville, FL — $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 2015 Historical $26,304.76 $38,804.76 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61843
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $25,378.80 $26,304.76 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60083