Tennessee Hospital Association (THA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$148,203
incl. $7,715 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$167,941
To TN candidates
$133,500
79% of spending
To other PACs
$32,500
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $121,000 to 91 candidates
$102,000 to 75 Republicans $19,000 to 16 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $167,941 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $133,500 (79%) — 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: $1,941 ÷ Total spent: $167,941
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,941
Contributions to candidates $133,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $12,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $12,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $2,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 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

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

This committee’s own filings report $133,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $121,000. Of the $12,500 difference, $12,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Helton, Esther $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Ragan, John $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00

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 Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,500.00
Faison Freedom PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Credit Card Fees $1,126.34
Bank Fees $737.75
Cc Fees $76.62

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $18,656.00
Ballad Health Johnson City, TN — $14,158.00
Tha Innovative Solutions Brentwood, TN — $10,000.00
Concerned Exec for Healthcare Memphis, TN — $9,251.00
Lifepoint Health Brentwood, TN — $7,812.00
Baptist Making Healthier Communities Olive Branch, MS — $7,109.00
Encompass Health Corp Birmingham, AL — $5,400.00
Tina Prescott Medina, TN West Tennessee Healthcare $4,000.00
Tenet Healthcare Corp Dallas, TX — $3,920.00
Fahad Tahir Nashville, TN Ascension Saint Thomas $2,500.00

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 2023 Historical $125,619.38 $30,728.01 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $50,465.72 $125,619.38 Source ↗