Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$120,689
incl. $4,830 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$126,654
To TN candidates
$77,100
61% of spending
To other PACs
$44,200
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $57,850 to 58 candidates
$48,850 to 49 Republicans $9,000 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $126,654 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $77,100 (61%) — 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: $5,354 ÷ Total spent: $126,654
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,354
Contributions to candidates $77,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $4,600.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $2,000.00
Vincent Dixie † Tennessee House, District 54 Dem. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $77,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $57,850. Of the $19,250 difference, $19,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Faison's Freedom $2,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Hodges, Jason $750.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $750.00
  • …and 9 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
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $10,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $9,000.00
House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
Envision Tennessee $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Audit Expense $3,605.96
Bank Fees $806.46
Credit Card Fees $741.96
Annual Fees $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $17,595.00
Ballad Health Johnson City, TN — $14,363.72
Tha Innovative Solutions Brentwood, TN — $10,000.00
Concerned Exec for Healthcare Memphis, TN — $9,228.00
Lifepoint Health Brentwood, TN — $5,755.00
Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) Franklin, TN — $5,569.00
Baptist Making Healthier Communities Olive Branch, MS — $5,500.00
Encompass Health Corp Birmingham, AL — $5,400.00
Tina Prescott Medina, TN West Tennessee Healthcare $3,688.00
Larry Schumacher Chattanooga, TN Chi Memorial $1,500.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $124,074.53 $51,349.55 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $54,565.05 $124,074.53 Source ↗