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Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2006 · Treasurer: Brian Adkins · Washington, DC

Raised
$402,176
incl. $187,462 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$77,750
Spent outside Tennessee
$34,700
45% of spending
To TN candidates
$21,550
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,950 to 6 candidates
$1,400 to 4 Republicans $550 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $77,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,700 (45%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $10,500 ÷ Total spent: $77,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,500
Contributions to candidates $21,550

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $400.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $300.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $300.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $21,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,950. Of the $19,600 difference, $19,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $1,000.00
  • Tanner, John $1,000.00
  • Davis, David $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $750.00
  • Spear, Timothy $500.00
  • Cochran, Jerome $500.00
  • Cooper, Jerry $500.00
  • Harrison, Michael $500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • …and 33 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
RAAMPAC $3,000.00
Tennessee State Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee State Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $34,700 to 77 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 6 states. 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Porter for Congress Nevada $2,000.00
Basnight, Marc North Carolina $1,000.00
Brubaker, Harold North Carolina $1,000.00
Hoyle, David North Carolina $1,000.00
Moore, Tommy South Carolina $1,000.00
Rand, Tony North Carolina $1,000.00
Saunders, Drew North Carolina $1,000.00
Weber, Valarie Nevada $1,000.00
Chalk, Richard South Carolina $600.00
Berger, Phillip North Carolina $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Left Blank $10,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Smart PAC Raleigh, NC — $114,213.02
Sprint United Telephone Co of Ohio PLPP Columbus, OH — $15,385.00
Sprint Nextel Corp Mid Atlantic Region Telecom PAC Raleigh, NC — $7,963.72
Thomas Gerke Leawood, KS Embarq Management $4,576.00
Harrison Campbell Overland Park, KS Embarq Management $4,018.00
Dennis G Huber Overland Park, KS Embarq Management $3,522.00
Gene Betts Leawood, KS Embarq Management Company $3,396.00
William Cheek Monroe, LA Eq MGMT Co $3,082.00
David Zesiger Leawood, KS Embarq Management $2,704.00
Michael Fuller Leawood, KS LTD Management $2,704.00

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 2006 Historical $132,909.82 $202,294.62 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $153,519.93 $132,909.82 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $129,822.27 $153,519.93 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $142,500.50 $129,822.27 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $137,898.74 $142,500.50 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $0.00 $137,898.74 Source ↗