Memphis

Driving Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$47,510
incl. $10 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$55,789
To TN candidates
$35,547
64% of spending
To other PACs
$18,000
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $27,000 to 21 candidates
$25,500 to 19 Republicans $1,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $55,789 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,547 (64%) — 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: $2,243 ÷ Total spent: $55,789
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,243
Contributions to candidates $35,547
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $7,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,500.00
Sam Whitson † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Heidi Campbell † Tennessee Senate, District 20 Dem. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 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 $35,547 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $27,000. Of the $8,547 difference, $8,547 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,547 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Giovanni West $3,546.60
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $500.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $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) $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
INVICTUS PAC (John Ray Clemmons) $1,000.00
AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari) $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Event $2,242.86

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 — $20,000.00
Swisher International Jacksonville, FL — $2,500.00

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 2020 Amended Historical $9,668.88 $12,504.71 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 95077
Pre-General 2020 Historical $10,668.88 $9,668.88 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92308
Q3 2020 Historical $5,458.34 $10,668.88 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90737
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $20,958.34 $5,458.34 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 94773
Q2 2020 Historical $20,958.34 $20,958.34 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88437
Q1 2020 Amended Historical $20,963.34 $20,958.34 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 95071