Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense

Political Action Committee

Registered Mar 2017 · Treasurer: Shannon Lambert · Nashville, TN

Raised
$80,000
Total Spent
$110,654
Operating & other
$65,654
59% of spending
To TN candidates
$37,000
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,000 to 18 candidates
$13,000 to 10 Republicans $10,000 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $110,654 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $65,654 (59%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $65,654 ÷ Total spent: $110,654
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $65,654
Contributions to candidates $37,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $37,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,000. Of the $14,000 difference, $14,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $2,500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $2,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $3,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $3,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Consulting Services $63,000.00
Administrative Support $2,500.00
Po Box Renewal $154.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Community Health Systems Antioch, TN — $25,000.00
Ingram Industries Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
Lifepoint Health Support Center Brentwood, TN — $25,000.00
Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00

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 2019 Historical $122,651.84 $43,497.84 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $74,173.34 $122,651.84 Source ↗