Leading the Way PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Leading the Way PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year	Raised	Spent	To candidates
2018	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2017	$0.00	$13,127.27	$0.00
2016	$47,500.00	$6,084.05	$0.00
All years	$47,500.00	$19,211.32	$0.00

Raised

$47,500

Total Spent

$19,211

Operating & other

$18,686

97% of spending

To other PACs

$525

2.7% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,211 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,686 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $18,686 ÷ Total spent: $19,211

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$18,686
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $18,686 97%
To other PACs $525 2.7%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
Williamson County Republican Party	$525.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Professional Services	$9,638.95
Travel	$4,325.26
Meeting Registration Fee	$1,975.00
Credit Card Processing Fee	$566.91
Mailbox Rental	$464.00
Car Rental	$409.85
Mileage	$355.86
Bank Fees	$225.13
Website Hosting	$210.00
Pac Registration Fee	$200.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Hopper Group, LLC	Professional Services	03/24/2017	$5,000.00
Bold Colors Group, LLC	Professional Services	05/30/2017	$1,500.00
Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes	Travel	02/28/2017	$1,082.64
Southwest Airlines	Travel	01/23/2017	$823.88
Council for National Policy	Meeting Registration Fee	03/02/2017	$675.00
River City Consulting	Professional Services	12/07/2016	$675.00
Ritz-Carlton Tyson's Corner	Travel	05/21/2017	$674.28
Council for National Policy	Meeting Registration Fee	11/17/2016	$650.00
Council for National Policy	Meeting Registration Fee	01/16/2017	$650.00
Ritz-Carlton Tyson's Corner	Travel	11/20/2016	$648.48

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Michael Hodges	Nashville, TN	—	$28,000.00
Lee Beaman	Brentwood, TN	Self-Employed	$10,000.00
John H Proctor	Franklin, TN	Team Health	$5,000.00
Edward Smith	Nashville, TN	Retired	$2,000.00
Cyndi Miller	Brentwood, TN	Homemaker	$1,000.00
Jimmy Wallace	Jackson, TN	Retired	$1,000.00
Jackie Archer	Murfreesboro, TN	Best Effort Made	$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
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical	$20,905.58	$0.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 75793
Q2 2018 Historical	$21,773.30	$20,905.58	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75649
As filed on this report: cash beginning $21,773.30, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $20,905.58.
Q1 2018 Historical	$22,769.59	$21,773.30	Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74157
As filed on this report: cash beginning $22,769.59, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $21,773.30.
Year-End 2017 Historical	$26,131.89	$22,769.59	Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72586
Mid-Year 2017 Historical	$41,070.93	$26,131.89	Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 70976
Q4 2016 Historical	$0.00	$41,070.93	Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69237