JOE PAC (Joe Carr)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$131,240
incl. $6,640 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$99,866
Operating & other
$72,389
72% of spending
To TN candidates
$27,477
28% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $99,866 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $72,389 (72%) — 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: $72,389 ÷ Total spent: $99,866
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $72,389
Contributions to candidates $27,477
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $27,477 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $27,477 difference, $27,477 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,477 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Beavers, Mae $11,800.00
  • Carr, Joe $11,800.00
  • Pody (House), Mark $1,500.00
  • Holmes, Menda $1,000.00
  • Matlock for Congress $1,000.00
  • Tfa $300.00
  • Lascassas Volunteer Fire Dept $77.00

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
T-Bones Catering $29,350.00
Speaking Fee $11,250.00
Website Design/Maintenance $9,700.00
Accounting $4,000.00
T-Bones & Politics Event Rental $2,550.77
Refund $1,500.00
Attorney Fees $1,406.57
Media Services $1,346.25
Airline Tickets $1,312.80
Food / Beverage $851.89

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Beverly Elliot Mt Juliet, TN Self-Employed $50,000.00
Tennessee Firearms Assn Legislative Action Committee Nashville, TN — $12,500.00
Thomas Rice Nashville, TN Retired $10,000.00
American Bond Holders Foundation LLC Lewisburg, TN — $4,500.00
Bill Ketron Murfreesboro, TN state $1,500.00
Bill Lee Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
Cantrell Construction Milton, TN — $1,500.00
Chadwick White Murfreesboro, TN Brookdale Senior Living $1,500.00
Ernest Burgess Murfreesboro, TN Retired $1,500.00
Harwell PAC Nashville, TN — $1,500.00

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 2017 Historical $17,936.67 $64,308.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $19,436.67 $17,936.67 Source ↗