Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS)
Registered Jan 2015 · Treasurer: Justin Pitt · Franklin, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $57,800.00 | $57,800.00 | $52,300.00 |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
| 2024 | $36,000.00 | $42,500.00 | $31,000.00 |
| 2023 | $55,000.00 | $45,900.00 | $34,000.00 |
| 2022 | $40,000.00 | $46,000.00 | $17,500.00 |
| 2021 | $45,400.00 | $6,000.00 | $3,500.00 |
| 2020 | $30,000.00 | $17,500.00 | $10,000.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $162,000.00 | $162,700.00 | $33,100.00 |
| 2017 | $30,250.00 | $30,250.00 | $12,000.00 |
| 2016 | $32,700.00 | $39,600.00 | $9,250.00 |
| 2015 | $70,100.00 | $70,100.00 | $19,500.00 |
| 2014 | $11,000.00 | $11,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| All years | $570,250.00 | $531,350.00 | $197,650.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $531,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $318,000 (60%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
- To TN candidates $318,000 60%
- To other PACs $205,250 39%
- Spent outside Tennessee $5,000 0.9%
- Operating & other $3,100 0.6%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Blackburn | Governor | Rep. | $30,800.00 |
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $23,600.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $10,500.00 |
| Jack Johnson | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $9,500.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Jeff Yarbro † | Tennessee Senate, District 21 | Dem. | $7,000.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $7,000.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $6,250.00 |
| Bill Powers † | Tennessee Senate, District 22 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $318,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $197,650. Of the $120,350 difference, $92,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $27,500 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.
Its filing also reports $92,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Whitson, Sam $16,600.00
- Ken Moore for Mayor $9,400.00
- Barry, Megan $7,600.00
- Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $7,500.00
- Stewart, Mike $6,500.00
- Carson, Karen $5,000.00
- Dickerson, Steven $3,500.00
- Brooks, Kevin $3,000.00
- Burkhart, Jeff $3,000.00
- Eldridge, Jimmy $3,000.00
- …and 22 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Citizens for Greater Mobility | $100,000.00 |
| Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC | $25,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $10,500.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $8,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $7,500.00 |
| Haslam Inaugural Committee | $7,500.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $7,500.00 |
| Harwell PAC | $6,000.00 |
| BECPAC (Becky Massey) | $5,000.00 |
| Cas-Pac | $3,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $5,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Governor's Association - Tenn | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $3,000.00 |
| Tn Registration Fee | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCalmon, Jacob | Donations | 05/27/2022 | $1,500.00 |
| Ravener, Bob | Donations | 05/27/2022 | $1,500.00 |
| Tennessee Registry of Election Finance | Tn Registration Fee | 01/16/2018 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
$475,150.00 (83% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) Sponsor | Franklin, TN | — | $475,150.00 |
| CHS Community Health Systems Inc. | Franklin, TN | — | $95,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 Amended | $4,200.00 | $3,200.00 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130024 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 Amended | $3,200.00 | $4,200.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 129799 |
| Q2 2026 | $3,200.00 | $3,200.00 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127496 |
| Q1 2026 Amended | $3,200.00 | $3,200.00 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 126025 |
| Year-End 2025 | $5,200.00 | $3,200.00 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123628 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $5,200.00 | $5,200.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122458 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $5,200.00 | $5,200.00 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120865 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $5,200.00 | $5,200.00 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118316 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $4,200.00 | $5,200.00 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116764 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $11,700.00 | $4,200.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116639 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $11,700.00 | $11,700.00 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114596 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $11,700.00 | $11,700.00 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112649 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $13,200.00 | $11,700.00 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110875 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $2,600.00 | $13,200.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109105 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $2,600.00 | $2,600.00 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107055 |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical | $2,100.00 | $2,600.00 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106778 |
| Q3 2022 Amended Historical | $4,600.00 | $2,100.00 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 106775 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $5,600.00 | $4,600.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102808 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $8,600.00 | $5,600.00 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101094 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $8,600.00 | $8,600.00 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99871 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $9,600.00 | $8,600.00 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97391 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $15,700.00 | $9,600.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95371 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $18,700.00 | $15,700.00 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93191 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $8,700.00 | $18,700.00 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92235 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $8,700.00 | $8,700.00 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91410 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $8,700.00 | $8,700.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89964 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $10,700.00 | $8,700.00 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88166 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $3,200.00 | $10,700.00 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87259 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $3,200.00 | $3,200.00 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86202 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $3,200.00 | $3,200.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84967 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $4,700.00 | $3,200.00 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82223 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $27,800.00 | $4,700.00 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81231 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $1,800.00 | $27,800.00 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79976 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78100 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $1,800.00 | $1,800.00 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76656 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $900.00 | $1,800.00 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74938 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $900.00 | $900.00 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73566 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $1,000.00 | $900.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71878 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70245 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68861 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $4,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67564 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $4,000.00 | $4,000.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66091 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $3,000.00 | $4,000.00 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64917 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $0.00 | $3,000.00 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63408 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62398 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60883 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59521 |