HCA Good Government Fund

Political Action Committee

Raised
$239,308
incl. $239,308 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$73,545
Operating & other
$58,995
80% of spending
To TN candidates
$14,550
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates
$1,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $73,545 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $58,995 (80%) — 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: $58,995 ÷ Total spent: $73,545
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $58,995
Contributions to candidates $14,550

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. $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 $14,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $13,050 difference, $13,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • McWherter, Michael $5,000.00
  • Karl Dean for Mayor $2,500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $550.00
  • Dean, Vince $500.00
  • Shepard, David $500.00
  • Elam, Linda $500.00
  • Jones, Sherry $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser $50,152.00
Debt Retirement $7,500.00
Bank Fees $1,242.79
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
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $88,475.09 $255,752.91 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $88,683.91 $88,475.09 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $184,896.59 $88,683.91 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $191,911.74 $184,896.59 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $267,520.70 $191,911.74 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $311,926.75 $267,520.70 Source ↗