Jim Tracy Leadership PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$47,250
Total Spent
$10,101
Operating & other
$6,351
63% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,750
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates
$1,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,101 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,351 (63%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $6,351 ÷ Total spent: $10,101
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,351
Contributions to candidates $3,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 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 $3,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • Smith, Eddie $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Daniel, Martin $250.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $3,500.00
Donations $2,500.00
Event Expense $350.67

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack Daniel's PAC Alexandria, VA — $6,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) Nashville, TN — $4,000.00
General Motors Company PAC GMPAC Washington, DC — $2,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $2,000.00
Jackson Healthcare Alpharetta, GA — $2,000.00
Rogers Group Inc. PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Tennessee Hospitality PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Tennessee TELPAC McMinnville, TN — $1,500.00
Southwest Airlines Co Freedom Fund Dallas, TX — $1,250.00
APAC TN PAC Washington, DC — $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 2016 Historical $23,399.33 $37,149.33 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $24,399.33 $23,399.33 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $8,350.00 $24,399.33 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $2,000.00 $8,350.00 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $0.00 $2,000.00 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗