Majority Tennessee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: William H. Watkins, Jr. · Memphis, TN

Raised
$60,300
incl. $1,850 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$60,036
Operating & other
$35,036
58% of spending
To TN candidates
$25,000
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,000 to 7 candidates
$25,000 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $60,036 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,036 (58%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $35,036 ÷ Total spent: $60,036
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $35,036
Contributions to candidates $25,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $5,000.00
John Ragan † Tennessee House, District 33 Rep. $5,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $5,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $5,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $3,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

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
Donations $33,000.00
Mailer $1,378.00
Printing $657.69

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Sundquist Committee Arlington, TN — $50,000.00
Justin Wilson Nashville, TN Waller, Landsen, Dorth, Davis $5,000.00
Rex Amonette Memphis, TN Memphis Dermatolology Clinic $1,000.00
Scott Niswonger Greeneville, TN — $1,000.00
Beth Fortune Nashville, TN Vanderbilt University $500.00
Bill Williams Newport, TN Rhyne Lumber Company, Inc. $500.00
Dick Leike Memphis, TN Crye-Leike $250.00
William C Boyd Cordova, TN City of Memphis $200.00

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
Q4 2012 Historical $308.27 $583.27 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45731

As filed on this report: cash beginning $308.27, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $583.27.

Pre-General 2012 Historical $758.27 $308.27 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44395

As filed on this report: cash beginning $758.27, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $308.27.

Q3 2012 Historical $55,577.41 $758.27 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43405
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $55,477.41 $55,577.41 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42044

As filed on this report: cash beginning $55,477.41, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $55,577.41.

Q2 2012 Historical $25,477.41 $55,477.41 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40845
Q1 2012 Historical $577.41 $25,477.41 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39544