HCA Good Government Fund

Political Action Committee

Raised
$344,740
incl. $344,740 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$38,470
Operating & other
$23,470
61% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,750 to 4 candidates
$2,750 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $38,470 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,470 (61%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $23,470 ÷ Total spent: $38,470
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $23,470
Contributions to candidates $5,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,750. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ferguson, Dennis $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • Harrison, Michael $250.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $250.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $250.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $250.00
  • Sontany, Janis Baird $250.00

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
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser $22,250.00
Bank Fees $1,119.86
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 Historical $98,112.92 $311,926.75 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $194,030.78 $98,112.92 Source ↗