Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$93,161
incl. $22,098 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$106,209
To TN candidates
$62,850
59% of spending
To other PACs
$20,700
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,300 to 10 candidates
$6,000 to 9 Republicans $300 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $106,209 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,850 (59%) — 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: $5,549 ÷ Total spent: $106,209
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,549
Contributions to candidates $62,850
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
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $62,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,300. Of the $56,550 difference, $56,550 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $56,550 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $7,500.00
  • Wamp, Zach $4,000.00
  • Herron (Governor), Roy $3,000.00
  • Kyle (Governor), Jim $3,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,000.00
  • Fincher, Henry $1,250.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $1,000.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $1,000.00
  • …and 64 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
RAAMPAC $6,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $5,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
MPAC $2,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $1,200.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
TNPAC (Jamie Woodson) $1,000.00
Harwell PAC $500.00
KPAC $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $17,110 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. $17,110.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Audit $2,407.19
Awards $830.85
Bank Fees $813.04
Tax $557.00
Postage $443.17
Food / Beverage $222.96
Registry Of Election $100.00
Framing $81.78
Penalty $59.61
Next Day Courier $29.04

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
HCA Good Government Fund Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Friends of Mountain States Health Allian Johnson City, TN — $5,187.00
Tenet Healthcare Corp PAC Dallas, TX — $3,035.93
Capella Healthcare Government Affairs Committee Franklin, TN — $3,000.00
Craig Becker Brentwood, TN Tenn Hospital Assoc $3,000.00
Lakeside Behavioral Health System LLC Memphis, TN — $3,000.00
Friends of Mountain States Johnson City, TN — $2,700.00
Joe Dawson Loudon, TN Blount Memorial Hospital $2,100.00
Concerned Healthcare Executives PAC Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Lifepoint Health PAC Brentwood, TN — $1,357.23

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 2009 Amended Historical $56,546.40 $32,974.72 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $44,818.21 $56,546.40 Source ↗