Insurors of TN PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Lou Moran III · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $38,286 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,000 (55%) — 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 / overhead spending | $306 |
| Contributions to candidates | $21,000 |
- To TN candidates $21,000 55%
- To other PACs $16,980 44%
- Operating & other $306 0.8%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | 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 $21,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $19,500 difference, $19,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $19,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Mumpower, Jason $2,000.00
- Black, Diane $1,000.00
- Casada, Glen $1,000.00
- Eldridge, Jimmy $1,000.00
- Herron, Roy $1,000.00
- Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
- McDonald, Mike $1,000.00
- Norris, Mark $1,000.00
- Odom, Gary $1,000.00
- Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
- …and 13 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 |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $4,000.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $2,300.00 |
| Tenn Republican Caucus | $2,000.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $1,680.00 |
| Rampac | $1,500.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $1,000.00 |
| House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| House/Senate Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| The Speaker S Fund | $1,000.00 |
| TN Kyle PAC | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Bank Fees | $305.89 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Information Systems, Inc. | Bank Fees | 05/31/2007 | $173.64 |
| Nova Information Systems, Inc. | Bank Fees | 04/30/2007 | $132.25 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Witherspoon Jr | Brentwood, TN | Gale Smith \& Company | $2,000.00 |
| Maurice Pinson | Nashville, TN | Transport Specialties, Inc. | $2,000.00 |
| Brad Smith | Memphis, TN | Smith-Berclair Insurance | $1,000.00 |
| Busch Thoma | Tullahoma, TN | E. B. Thoma \& Son Agency | $1,000.00 |
| Davis Porch | Waverly, TN | Porch Stribling Webb | $1,000.00 |
| Frank Neal | Nashville, TN | Frank E. Neal \& Co., Inc. | $1,000.00 |
| John Evans | Hendersonville, TN | Next Generation Underwriters | $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 |
| Thomas Zerfoss | Nashville, TN | Martin & Zerfoss Inc. | $1,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.