FBT Gibbons Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2012 · Treasurer: Bridget Holder-Markovski · Nashville, TN

Raised
$51,330
incl. $1,330 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$55,350
To TN candidates
$30,000
54% of spending
To other PACs
$25,000
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,000 to 10 candidates
$22,000 to 9 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $55,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,000 (54%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $55,350
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $30,000
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $10,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $1,000.00
Scott Cepicky † Tennessee House, District 64 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $750.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $500.00
Tim Rudd † Tennessee House, District 34 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $30,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,000. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,500.00
  • Funk, Glenn $1,000.00
  • Hodges, Jason $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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $350 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Republican National Committee Washington, D.C. $350.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Frost Brown Todd LLC Nashville, TN — $50,000.00

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 2021 Amended Historical $21,717.65 $2,867.65 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $4,717.65 $21,717.65 Source ↗