HCA TriStar Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$300,000
Total Spent
$297,261
To other PACs
$193,156
65% of spending
To TN candidates
$104,000
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $94,500 to 71 candidates
$78,000 to 58 Republicans $16,500 to 13 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $297,261 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $193,156 (65%) — 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: $105 ÷ Total spent: $297,261
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $105
Contributions to candidates $104,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $2,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,000.00
Kerry Roberts Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $104,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $94,500. Of the $9,500 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 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
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Ragan, John $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00

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
Harris Frazier Government Relations PAC $40,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $20,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $20,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $20,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $20,000.00
House Republican Caucus $20,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) $18,656.00
House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Stop Payment Fee $105.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $300,000.00

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 2023 Historical $185,719.70 $58,028.70 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $26,289.70 $185,719.70 Source ↗