JOE PAC (Joe Carr)

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2011 · Treasurer: William Rawnsley · Lascassas, TN

Raised
$250,318
Total Spent
$183,464
Operating & other
$128,564
70% of spending
To TN candidates
$54,900
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $31,800 to 2 candidates
$31,800 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $183,464 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $128,564 (70%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $128,564 ÷ Total spent: $183,464
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $128,564
Contributions to candidates $54,900

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $30,800.00
Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00

This committee’s own filings report $54,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $31,800. Of the $23,100 difference, $23,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $23,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Carr for Mayor $10,100.00
  • Santini for County Commissioner $2,000.00
  • McAdoo for County Commission $2,000.00
  • Barrett for Sheriff $1,000.00
  • Friends of Averwater $1,000.00
  • Mansfield for Sheriff $1,000.00
  • McGowan for County Commissioner $1,000.00
  • McKinney for County Court Clerk $1,000.00
  • Rodgers for Commissioner $1,000.00
  • Spence for Sheriff $1,000.00
  • …and 3 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Catering $55,986.00
Issues Direct Mail $20,429.69
Stage, Lighting & Audio $8,231.25
Research / Polling - Survey Issue Based $7,700.00
Media Services $5,526.80
T-Bones Event Deposit $3,494.26
Social Media $3,000.00
Party Rental $2,536.88
Advertising $2,500.00
Reagan Day Dinner $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Barrett MFG Christiana, TN $25,000.00
Moody Excavating Christiana, TN $25,000.00
Ole South Properties, Inc. Murfreesboro, TN $25,000.00
SRM Concrete Murfreesboro, TN $25,000.00
Azure Flight Management Smyrna, TN $25,000.00
Jamie Reed Arrington, TN Sec Engineering $12,500.00
Matt Taylor Christiana, TN Sec Engineering $12,500.00
Pulte Group Brentwood, TN $2,604.50
Beacon Company Nolensville, TN $2,602.54
Bell Construction Brentwood, TN $2,602.54

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $71,300.97 $69,300.97 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $121,107.46 $71,300.97 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $174,657.46 $121,107.46 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $29,947.14 $174,657.46 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $29,947.14 $29,947.14 Source ↗