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MARSHA PAC (Marsha Blackburn)

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2008 · Treasurer: Les Williamson · Brentwood, TN

Also on this site: Marsha Blackburn's campaigns

Raised
$58,175
incl. $25 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,221
Spent outside Tennessee
$13,000
56% of spending
Operating & other
$9,721
42% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,221 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,000 (56%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $9,721 ÷ Total spent: $23,221
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,721
Contributions to candidates $500
Source filings:

“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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Kelsey, Brian $500.00

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
Fundraising Commission $3,275.00
Reporting Software $3,266.00
Accounting Services $3,000.00
Postage $180.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
American College of Radiology Assn PAC Washington, DC — $5,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Valero Energy Corp PAC San Antonio, TX — $5,000.00
Thomas Black Nashville, TN Self-Employed $3,400.00
Barney BYRD Franklin, TN Gencap America $2,500.00
Edward Cherney Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Medical Group $2,500.00
James Haslam Knoxville, TN Pilot Company $2,500.00
Joseph Cashia Franklin, TN Rai $2,500.00
Koch PAC Washington, DC — $2,500.00
Leon Dowling Brentwood, TN Integration Management $2,500.00

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 2009 Historical $59,325.36 $69,611.35 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28754
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $36,976.88 $59,325.36 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28405