JOE PAC (Joe Carr)
Registered Aug 2011 · Treasurer: William Rawnsley · Lascassas, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $118,842 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $43,950 (37%) — 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 | $40,892 |
| Contributions to candidates | $43,950 |
- To TN candidates $43,950 37%
- Operating & other $40,892 34%
- To other PACs $33,000 28%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 0.8%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Dawn White † | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Mary Littleton † | Tennessee House, District 78 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Mike Sparks † | Tennessee House, District 49 | Rep. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $43,950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,250. Of the $30,700 difference, $30,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $30,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Carr, Joe $14,200.00
- Claybaker, Ben $2,000.00
- Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
- Day, Lauri $1,000.00
- Doss, Barry $1,000.00
- Dunham, Robert F. $1,000.00
- Duvall, Robert $1,000.00
- Gray, Thomas $1,000.00
- Holt, Andrew $1,000.00
- Loe, Gary $1,000.00
- …and 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $30,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $2,500.00 |
| Rutherford County Republican Party | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Mandel for U.S. Senate | Ohio | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $8,628.97 |
| Political Mailer | $4,924.00 |
| Party Rental | $3,418.43 |
| Printing | $3,355.96 |
| Painting | $3,000.00 |
| Catering | $2,782.64 |
| Postage | $2,650.50 |
| Advertising | $2,500.00 |
| Database Entry | $1,800.00 |
| Donations | $1,750.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Saver | Food / Beverage | 10/05/2012 | $6,021.42 |
| Margin of Victory Partners | Political Mailer | 10/24/2012 | $4,924.00 |
| Stewart's Party Rental | Party Rental | 10/12/2012 | $3,418.43 |
| Wax Family Printing | Printing | 10/08/2012 | $3,355.96 |
| Fil, Inc. | Painting | 09/04/2012 | $3,000.00 |
| Postage | Postage | 09/12/2012 | $2,650.50 |
| Gill Media | Advertising | 09/17/2012 | $2,500.00 |
| Slick Pig | Catering | 01/09/2013 | $2,182.64 |
| Clearly Media | Media Services | 10/09/2012 | $1,500.00 |
| Blue Raider Athletic Association | Donations | 12/17/2012 | $1,250.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venture Express, Inc. | Lavergne, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Jim Tracy | Murfreesboro, TN | Self-Employed | $6,000.00 |
| Lee Beaman | Brentwood, TN | Self-Employed | $5,000.00 |
| Truth Matters PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Cash Express | Cookeville, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Grand Avenue Limousine, LLC | Nashville, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| John Simmonds | Franklin, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Leaders of Tennessee | Franklin, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Ransom Jones | Lascassas, TN | Citizens Bank of Lafayette | $3,000.00 |
| Ronald McDow | Nashville, TN | Cryosurgery | $3,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2012 Historical | $54,588.64 | $36,091.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $64,164.00 | $54,588.64 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Amended Historical | $22,867.09 | $64,164.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $23,794.51 | $22,867.09 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $32,594.51 | $23,794.51 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $33,435.96 | $32,594.51 | Source ↗ |