LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)
Registered Aug 2015 · Treasurer: Lance A. Wray · Portland, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $214,000.00 | $174,222.11 | $75,000.00 |
| 2025 | $293,270.20 | $123,533.46 | $40,000.00 |
| 2024 | $270,413.25 | $236,243.76 | $111,500.00 |
| 2023 | $145,057.82 | $102,573.63 | $7,500.00 |
| 2022 | $140,450.05 | $176,367.08 | $91,800.00 |
| 2021 | $140,600.00 | $49,196.18 | $4,600.00 |
| 2020 | $117,887.02 | $172,661.11 | $77,500.00 |
| 2019 | $120,700.00 | $23,064.38 | $9,000.00 |
| 2018 | $87,500.00 | $47,940.09 | $19,000.00 |
| 2017 | $20,463.19 | $7,830.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2016 | $16,000.00 | $13,600.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 2015 | $3,547.46 | $100.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $1,569,888.99 | $1,127,331.80 | $362,600.00 |
Raised
$1,569,889
incl. $48 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,127,332
To TN candidates
$583,000
52% of spending
Operating & other
$492,332
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $362,600 to 81 candidates
$362,600 to 81 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,127,332 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $583,000 (52%) — 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 spending: $492,332 ÷ Total spent: $1,127,332
| Operating / overhead spending | $492,332 |
| Contributions to candidates | $583,000 |
- To TN candidates $583,000 52%
- Operating & other $492,332 44%
- To other PACs $52,000 4.6%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Reeves | Tennessee House, District 65 | Rep. | $15,000.00 |
| John Gillespie † | Tennessee House, District 97 | Rep. | $14,500.00 |
| Tim Rudd † | Tennessee House, District 34 | Rep. | $12,500.00 |
| Justin Lafferty † | Tennessee House, District 89 | Rep. | $11,500.00 |
| Robert Stevens † | Tennessee House, District 13 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Scott Cepicky † | Tennessee House, District 64 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Mark White † | Tennessee House, District 83 | Rep. | $8,500.00 |
| Mike Sparks † | Tennessee House, District 49 | Rep. | $8,500.00 |
| Elaine Davis | Tennessee House, District 18 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Mark Cochran | Tennessee House, District 23 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $583,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $362,600. Of the $220,400 difference, $136,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $83,800 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $136,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Ragan, John $10,500.00
- Vallejos, Tommy $9,000.00
- Campbell, Scotty $7,500.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $6,000.00
- Weaver, Terri LYNN $5,500.00
- Dean, Thomas $5,000.00
- Lanier for TN $5,000.00
- Lundberg, Jon $5,000.00
- Peltz, Jamie $5,000.00
- Van Huss, Micah $4,500.00
- …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 |
|---|---|
| House Republican Caucus | $48,500.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $1,500.00 |
| MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn) | $1,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Darrell Rogers | $500.00 |
| People Working for Reform | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Research / Polling | $98,233.00 |
| Fundraising Meal | $64,949.70 |
| Event Food | $40,758.77 |
| Food / Beverage | $40,188.26 |
| Sponsorship Of Event | $26,250.00 |
| Advertising | $23,997.62 |
| Meeting Food | $21,501.60 |
| Meals | $20,959.97 |
| Event Venue | $17,000.00 |
| Donations | $16,125.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Nashville | Fundraising Meal | 06/12/2024 | $11,682.81 |
| Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Nashville | Fundraising Meal | 06/17/2026 | $11,416.97 |
| Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Nashville | Fundraising Meal | 06/13/2023 | $10,425.94 |
| Birchwood Consulting | Research / Polling | 07/24/2026 | $9,900.00 |
| Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse, Nashville | Fundraising Meal | 06/18/2025 | $9,152.19 |
| Margin of Victory Partners | Advertising | 11/06/2024 | $8,976.00 |
| Birchwood Consulting | Research / Polling | 07/08/2026 | $8,750.00 |
| Stone River Strategies | Research / Polling | 07/25/2022 | $8,300.00 |
| Birchwood Consulting | Research / Polling | 06/08/2026 | $8,250.00 |
| Birchwood Consulting | Research / Polling | 06/14/2026 | $8,250.00 |
Who Funds It
$10,000.00 (0.7% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | Brentwood, TN | — | $95,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $67,500.00 |
| William G Lamberth | Portland, TN | — | $55,000.00 |
| Focus PAC Inc. | Waynesboro, TN | — | $53,000.00 |
| Tennessee Realtors PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $42,500.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | Nashville, TN | — | $37,500.00 |
| Tennessee Truck PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $30,500.00 |
| Fedex Corporation PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $27,500.00 |
| Lifepoint Tennessee PAC | Brentwood, TN | — | $27,500.00 |
| Reynolds American Inc. PAC (Tennessee) | Winston-Salem, NC | — | $26,000.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $460,243.94 | $448,795.66 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $390,055.27 | $460,243.94 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $402,191.41 | $390,055.27 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $310,162.75 | $402,191.41 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $232,454.67 | $310,162.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $254,044.03 | $232,454.67 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $230,544.03 | $254,044.03 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $271,686.39 | $230,544.03 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $255,236.78 | $271,686.39 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $184,477.39 | $255,236.78 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $195,029.58 | $184,477.39 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $156,720.90 | $195,029.58 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $156,353.21 | $156,720.90 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $146,060.92 | $156,353.21 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $143,010.92 | $146,060.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $179,335.93 | $143,010.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $181,166.51 | $179,335.93 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $179,177.00 | $181,166.51 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $192,170.24 | $179,177.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $100,429.67 | $192,170.24 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $99,766.42 | $100,429.67 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $86,526.69 | $99,766.42 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $99,106.65 | $86,526.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $114,353.25 | $99,106.65 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $95,417.25 | $114,353.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $152,134.08 | $95,417.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $155,177.53 | $152,134.08 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $51,717.57 | $155,177.53 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $57,541.91 | $51,717.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Amended Historical | $12,382.00 | $57,541.91 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $13,382.00 | $12,382.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $14,382.00 | $13,382.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $16,382.00 | $14,382.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $13,382.00 | $16,382.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $17,982.00 | $13,382.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $3,982.00 | $17,982.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $5,812.00 | $3,982.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $5,912.00 | $5,812.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $6,412.00 | $5,912.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $8,912.00 | $6,412.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $9,912.00 | $8,912.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $3,412.00 | $9,912.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $3,412.00 | $3,412.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $0.00 | $3,412.00 | Source ↗ |