HCA TriStar Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$175,000
Total Spent
$164,695
To other PACs
$84,595
51% of spending
To TN candidates
$80,100
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $61,100 to 53 candidates
$51,100 to 42 Republicans $10,000 to 11 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $164,695 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $84,595 (51%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $164,695
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $80,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $8,600.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,000.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 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 $80,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $61,100. Of the $19,000 difference, $19,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Faison's Freedom $2,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • …and 9 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) $17,595.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tri Star Health System Brentwood, TN — $175,000.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $183,189.70 $62,089.70 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $51,784.70 $183,189.70 Source ↗