Memphis

Insurors of TN PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$40,375
incl. $4,250 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$38,286
To TN candidates
$21,000
55% of spending
To other PACs
$16,980
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 3 candidates
$2,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $38,286 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,000 (55%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $306 ÷ Total spent: $38,286
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $306
Contributions to candidates $21,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
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 $2,500. Of the $18,500 difference, $18,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • 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
  • Rinks, Randy $1,000.00
  • …and 12 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
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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $305.89

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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 Self-Employed $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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $17,312.95 $12,269.84 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 21311
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $10,091.63 $17,312.95 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13996