Insurors of TN PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$51,436
incl. $2,292 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$34,968
To TN candidates
$23,600
67% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,700 to 12 candidates
$8,000 to 8 Republicans $2,700 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,968 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,600 (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: $368 ÷ Total spent: $34,968
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $368
Contributions to candidates $23,600

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,200.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $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 $23,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,700. Of the $12,900 difference, $12,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $5,000.00
  • Swallows, Matt $2,000.00
  • Ragan, John $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Dennis, Vance $300.00
  • Odom, Gary $300.00
  • Shipley, Tony $300.00

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
Quest PAC $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,000.00
RAAMPAC $2,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $242.70
Fundraiser $125.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Commercial Insurance Associates LLC Brentwood, TN — $4,000.00
Lipscomb Pitts Insurance LLC Memphis, TN — $2,500.00
Brad Smith Memphis, TN Smith-Berclair Insurance $2,050.00
John McInturff Kingsport, TN B&E Dba Tri State Claims $2,000.00
Kevin Ownby Sevierville, TN Ownby Insurance Service, Inc. $2,000.00
Louis Moran Knoxville, TN Inter-Agency Insurance Services $2,000.00
Martin Zerfoss Inc. Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Shafer Insurance Agency Inc. Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Asurion Insurance Services Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Battle Bagley Fayetteville, TN Bagley & Bagley $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 2014 Amended Historical $47,930.80 $61,482.65 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $42,812.35 $47,930.80 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $50,787.35 $42,812.35 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $51,996.93 $50,787.35 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $54,010.78 $51,996.93 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $45,493.48 $54,010.78 Source ↗