Franklin Citizens for Balanced Goverment

Political Action Committee

Raised
$98,317
incl. $40 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$91,937
Operating & other
$91,937
100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $91,937 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $91,937 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $91,937 ÷ Total spent: $91,937
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $91,937
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Professional Services $51,500.00
Research / Polling $11,000.00
Postage $8,115.18
Donations $7,658.91
Attorney Fees $6,300.00
Printing $4,347.06
In Kind - Postage $1,637.98
Web Site $800.00
Telephone $299.52
Bank Fees $178.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Cross Franklin, TN Century Construction Company $10,000.00
Ed Underwood Nashville, TN State Farm $6,000.00
Ashlyn Hines Franklin, TN Bristol Development Group $5,000.00
Bernard Butler Franklin, TN D9 $5,000.00
Don Cammeron Franklin, TN Cammeron Properties $5,000.00
Joe Melz Franklin, TN Deer Creek Construction $5,000.00
John Ring Franklin, TN best effort made $5,000.00
Loy Hardcastle Franklin, TN Bob Parks $5,000.00
Mark Carter Thompsons Station, TN best effort made $5,000.00
Paul Pratt Jr Franklin, TN Self-Employed $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 2007 Historical $53,685.15 $6,380.35 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $0.00 $53,685.15 Source ↗