Insurors of TN PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Lou Moran III · Nashville, TN

Raised
$30,565
incl. $5,415 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$60,081
To TN candidates
$40,250
67% of spending
To other PACs
$16,000
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 5 candidates
$5,000 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $60,081 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,250 (67%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $3,831 ÷ Total spent: $60,081
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,831
Contributions to candidates $40,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $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 $40,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $35,250 difference, $35,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $35,250 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
  • Ketron, Bill $4,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $3,500.00
  • Crider, Chris $2,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $2,000.00
  • Stanley, Paul $2,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,250.00
  • Parker, Mary $1,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $1,000.00
  • …and 17 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
Senate Democratice Caucus $3,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $3,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00
TN Kyle PAC $2,000.00
Caspac $1,000.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $1,792.24
Professional Services $957.50
Bank Fees $652.37
Penalty $250.00
Postage $179.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
R L Oakes Knoxville, TN Tis Insurance Services, Inc. $1,150.00
Brad Smith Memphis, TN Smith-Berclair Insurance $1,000.00
Busch Thoma Tullahoma, TN E. B. Thoma \& Son Agency $1,000.00
Clay Jackson Nashville, TN McGriff Insurance Sales $1,000.00
Davis Porch Waverly, TN Porch Stribling Webb $1,000.00
John Evans Hendersonville, TN Next Generation Underwriters $1,000.00
John Spann Nashville, TN Spann Insurance, Inc. $1,000.00
Scott Ferguson Chattanooga, TN BB\&T - Huffaker \& Trimble $1,000.00
Thomas Strate Morristown, TN Strate Insurance Group, Inc. $1,000.00
Walt Bradshaw Dyersburg, TN Bradshaw and Company Insurors $1,000.00

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 2006 Amended Historical $19,878.96 $10,091.63 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $19,778.96 $19,878.96 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $46,266.76 $19,778.96 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Late Historical $51,636.76 $46,266.76 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $56,686.76 $51,636.76 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $42,486.76 $56,686.76 Source ↗