Memphis

Driving Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$40,000
Total Spent
$65,600
To other PACs
$38,000
58% of spending
To TN candidates
$27,600
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $16,500 to 13 candidates
$16,500 to 13 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $38,000 (58%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $65,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $27,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $3,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $1,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Sam Whitson † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $27,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $16,500. Of the $11,100 difference, $11,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper, John $8,100.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,500.00
  • Faison's Freedom $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $15,000.00
House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
MGC PAC $2,000.00
Doc PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Averitt Express, Inc. Cookeville, TN — $20,000.00
Juliette C Dobbs 1985 Trust Memphis, TN — $20,000.00

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 2019 Historical $37,611.81 $20,963.34 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85737
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $46,689.80 $37,611.81 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85749