Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$152,781
incl. $4,770 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$153,724
To TN candidates
$110,500
72% of spending
To other PACs
$41,500
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $54,000 to 52 candidates
$48,500 to 42 Republicans $5,500 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $153,724 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $110,500 (72%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $1,724 ÷ Total spent: $153,724
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,724
Contributions to candidates $110,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $10,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,500.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $2,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,500.00
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 $110,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $54,000. Of the $56,500 difference, $56,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $56,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Political Contribution $37,750.00
  • Bill Lee Inaugural $7,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $750.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Beck, Bill $500.00
  • Carr, Dale $500.00
  • …and 7 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $12,500.00
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $7,500.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $7,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,000.00
Envision Tennessee $2,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Credit Card Fees $1,724.21

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tha Innovative Solutions Brentwood, TN — $30,592.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $19,220.00
Ballad Health Johnson City, TN — $14,489.00
Concerned Exec for Healthcare Memphis, TN — $9,228.38
Lifepoint Health Brentwood, TN — $7,301.00
Baptist Making Healthier Communities Olive Branch, MS — $5,700.00
Encompass Health Corp Birmingham, AL — $5,400.00
Tina Prescott Medina, TN West Tennessee Healthcare $4,055.00
Tenet Healthcare Corp PAC Dallas, TX — $3,865.00
Tennova Healthcare Cleveland Cleveland, TN — $2,609.00

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
Q4 2022 Historical $48,466.58 $50,465.72 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $69,675.08 $48,466.58 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $125,937.70 $69,675.08 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $123,781.70 $125,937.70 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $82,435.47 $123,781.70 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $51,349.55 $82,435.47 Source ↗