HCA TriStar Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2013 · Treasurer: Fred Ashworth · Brentwood, TN

Raised
$130,000
Total Spent
$149,182
To other PACs
$82,182
55% of spending
To TN candidates
$66,900
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $51,400 to 47 candidates
$42,900 to 37 Republicans $8,500 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $149,182 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $82,182 (55%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $149,182
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $66,900

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $8,400.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $2,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 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 $66,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $51,400. Of the $15,500 difference, $15,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • …and 11 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
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) $16,682.17
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
TN House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $5,000.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tri Star Health System Brentwood, TN — $130,000.00

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 2020 Historical $109,334.70 $51,784.70 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $109,834.70 $109,334.70 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Amended Historical $182,434.70 $109,834.70 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $52,434.70 $182,434.70 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $52,434.70 $52,434.70 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Late Historical $69,116.87 $52,434.70 Source ↗