JOE PAC (Joe Carr)
Registered Aug 2011 · Treasurer: William Rawnsley · Lascassas, TN
Also on this site: Joe Carr's campaigns
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $105,356.49 | $31,800.00 |
| 2025 | $250,317.98 | $78,107.66 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $12,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $24,900.00 | $4,490.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $16,600.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $5,780.85 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $18,890.01 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $131,240.00 | $99,865.86 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $100.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $2,103.23 | $4,827.23 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $1,200.00 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $16,700.00 | $29,330.68 | $250.00 |
| 2012 | $121,540.00 | $118,842.04 | $13,250.00 |
| 2011 | $83,000.00 | $49,564.04 | $2,750.00 |
| All years | $629,801.21 | $546,454.86 | $48,050.00 |
Also giving in
Also gave $4,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics
Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.
Raised
$629,801
incl. $33,590 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$546,455
Operating & other
$324,063
59% of spending
To TN candidates
$158,652
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $48,050 to 13 candidates
$48,050 to 13 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $546,455 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $324,063 (59%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $324,063 59%
- To TN candidates $158,652 29%
- To other PACs $62,740 11%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 0.2%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Blackburn | Governor | Rep. | $30,800.00 |
| 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 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Jimmy Matlock | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Mike Sparks † | Tennessee House, District 49 | Rep. | $750.00 |
| Dennis Powers † | Tennessee House, District 36 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| John Ragan † | Tennessee House, District 33 | 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 $158,652 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $48,050. Of the $110,602 difference, $110,602 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $110,602 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Carr for Mayor $26,700.00
- Carr, Joe $26,000.00
- Beavers, Mae $11,800.00
- Claybaker, Ben $2,000.00
- Joe Carr for Congress $2,000.00
- McAdoo for County Commission $2,000.00
- Santini for County Commissioner $2,000.00
- Family Action Council Tennessee $1,500.00
- Holt, Andrew $1,500.00
- Pody (House), Mark $1,500.00
- …and 46 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 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | $15,000.00 |
| Stand PAC of Tennessee | $10,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $2,500.00 |
| Putnam Co. Republican Party | $1,000.00 |
| Rutherford County Republican Party | $1,000.00 |
| TN K PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Freedom PAC | $500.00 |
| Leaders of Tennessee | $500.00 |
| RCTP PAC | $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 |
|---|---|
| Catering | $78,599.89 |
| T-Bones Catering | $29,350.00 |
| Speaking Fee | $26,250.00 |
| Issues Direct Mail | $20,429.69 |
| Research / Polling - Survey Issue Based | $20,200.00 |
| Food / Beverage | $13,331.04 |
| Media Services | $11,073.05 |
| Website Design/Maintenance | $10,794.69 |
| Stage, Lighting & Audio | $8,231.25 |
| Printing | $6,313.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slick Pig | Catering | 11/14/2025 | $47,336.00 |
| Slick Pig | T-Bones Catering | 09/25/2017 | $29,350.00 |
| Slick Pig | Catering | 04/18/2018 | $18,486.34 |
| Triangulation Strategies | Speaking Fee | 09/26/2011 | $15,000.00 |
| Triton Polling & Research | Research / Polling - Survey Issue Based | 10/23/2023 | $12,500.00 |
| Fox Printing | Issues Direct Mail | 04/13/2026 | $11,526.55 |
| Premier Speakers Bureau | Speaking Fee | 08/04/2017 | $11,250.00 |
| Allstar Audio Systems, Inc. | Stage, Lighting & Audio | 11/10/2025 | $8,231.25 |
| Anchor Research | Research / Polling - Survey Issue Based | 04/01/2026 | $7,700.00 |
| Slick Pig | Catering | 04/30/2026 | $7,500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Babb Elliot | Mt. Juliet, TN | Retired | $50,000.00 |
| Azure Flight Management | Smyrna, TN | — | $25,000.00 |
| 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 |
| Venture Express, Inc. | Lavergne, TN | — | $20,000.00 |
| Thomas Rice | Nashville, TN | Retired | $18,000.00 |
| Ronald McDow | Nashville, TN | Cryosurgery | $13,000.00 |
| Jamie Reed | Arrington, TN | Southern Trust Insurance Company | $12,500.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $69,300.97 | $69,300.97 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131297 |
| Q3 2026 | $69,300.97 | $69,300.97 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129912 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $71,300.97 | $69,300.97 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128581 |
| Q2 2026 | $121,107.46 | $71,300.97 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127252 |
| Q1 2026 | $174,657.46 | $121,107.46 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125678 |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $29,947.14 | $174,657.46 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124409 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $29,947.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121892 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $29,947.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120849 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $29,947.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118449 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $29,947.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117318 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $29,947.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116302 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $29,947.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114943 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $29,947.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112524 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $42,447.14 | $29,947.14 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111905 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $42,447.14 | $42,447.14 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109787 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $42,447.14 | $42,447.14 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108037 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $42,447.14 | $42,447.14 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106209 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $42,447.14 | $42,447.14 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104781 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $42,447.14 | $42,447.14 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103574 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $22,037.14 | $42,447.14 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101103 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $22,037.14 | $22,037.14 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99244 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $22,037.14 | $22,037.14 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97466 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $38,637.14 | $22,037.14 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 94951 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $38,637.14 | $38,637.14 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94131 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $38,637.14 | $38,637.14 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92675 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $39,637.14 | $38,637.14 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90591 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $39,637.14 | $39,637.14 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89411 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $39,637.14 | $39,637.14 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89129 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $39,637.14 | $39,637.14 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87866 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $39,637.14 | $39,637.14 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85706 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical | $45,417.99 | $39,637.14 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85031 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $45,417.99 | $45,417.99 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83185 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $45,417.99 | $45,417.99 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81604 |
| Q3 2018 Amended Historical | $45,417.99 | $45,417.99 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81603 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $45,417.99 | $45,417.99 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78374 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $63,904.33 | $45,417.99 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76987 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $64,308.00 | $63,904.33 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75199 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $17,936.67 | $64,308.00 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72475 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $19,436.67 | $17,936.67 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71982 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $19,436.67 | $19,436.67 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70547 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $19,436.67 | $19,436.67 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69143 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $19,436.67 | $19,436.67 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67869 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $19,536.67 | $19,436.67 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65470 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $19,536.67 | $19,536.67 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65468 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $19,536.67 | $19,536.67 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63773 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $22,260.67 | $19,536.67 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62101 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $22,260.67 | $22,260.67 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60881 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $22,260.67 | $22,260.67 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59535 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $22,260.67 | $22,260.67 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 56594 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $22,260.67 | $22,260.67 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56568 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $22,260.67 | $22,260.67 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55090 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $22,360.67 | $22,260.67 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53082 |
| Q1 2014 Amended Historical | $23,460.67 | $22,360.67 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51311 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $30,135.96 | $23,460.67 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49795 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $36,091.35 | $30,135.96 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48255 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $54,588.64 | $36,091.35 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46267 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $64,164.00 | $54,588.64 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44045 |
| Q3 2012 Amended Historical | $22,867.09 | $64,164.00 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44334 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $23,794.51 | $22,867.09 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41828 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $32,594.51 | $23,794.51 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40881 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $33,435.96 | $32,594.51 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39856 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $33,435.96 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39113 |