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Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$105,000
Total Spent
$93,344
Operating & other
$51,844
56% of spending
To TN candidates
$33,000
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,500 to 15 candidates
$10,000 to 9 Republicans $9,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $93,344 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $51,844 (56%) — 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: $51,844 ÷ Total spent: $93,344
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $51,844
Contributions to candidates $33,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $2,500.00
Sam Whitson † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $2,000.00
Vincent Dixie † Tennessee House, District 54 Dem. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $1,000.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $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 $33,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,500. Of the $13,500 difference, $13,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dickerson, Steven $3,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,500.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $3,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Consulting Services $31,500.00
Mailer $13,497.69
Insurance $6,678.61
Reimbursement - Po Box Fee $168.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Community Health Systems Antioch, TN — $25,000.00
HCA Management Services Nashville, 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
Q4 2020 Historical $62,832.15 $55,153.54 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93911
Pre-General 2020 Historical $51,329.84 $62,832.15 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92737
Q3 2020 Amended Historical $78,997.84 $51,329.84 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 117531
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $100,997.84 $78,997.84 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90063
Q2 2020 Historical $109,997.84 $100,997.84 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88934
Q1 2020 Amended Historical $43,497.84 $109,997.84 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 88932