Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Paul Bolin · Brentwood, TN

Raised
$91,946
incl. $25,005 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$68,301
To TN candidates
$31,050
45% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$25,000
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,800 to 5 candidates
$2,000 to 3 Republicans $800 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $68,301 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,050 (45%) — 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: $2,751 ÷ Total spent: $68,301
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,751
Contributions to candidates $31,050
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
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $31,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,800. Of the $28,250 difference, $28,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $28,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Herron, Roy $2,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $2,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $2,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,500.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • …and 38 more recipients

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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,200.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Tennessee House Democratic $300.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $25,000 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
Ahapac Washington, D.C. $25,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $1,245.46
Awards $655.92
Postage $345.44
Bank Fees $166.51
Signs $156.23
Next Day Courier $104.98
Conference Calls $76.56

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
HCA Good Government Fund Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Triad Hospitals INC Good Government Fund Plano, TX — $5,000.00
Council On Volunteers Nashville, TN — $3,500.00
Concerned Healthcare Executives PAC Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
David Archer Germantown, TN St. Francis Hospital $2,000.00
Good Government Fund Life Point Hospitals, Inc. Brentwood, TN — $1,210.00
Methodist Med CTR Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN — $1,181.22
James Brexler Chattanooga, TN Erlanger Health System $1,030.00
Joe Dawson Loudon, TN Blount Memorial Hospital $1,001.00
Blount Memorial Auxiliary Maryville, TN — $1,000.00

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 Amended Historical $104,032.72 $96,673.34 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $71,215.96 $104,032.72 Source ↗