Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$105,000
Total Spent
$41,333
To TN candidates
$26,500
64% of spending
To other PACs
$8,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,000 to 9 candidates
$13,000 to 7 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $41,333 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,500 (64%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $6,833 ÷ Total spent: $41,333
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,833
Contributions to candidates $26,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $2,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 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 $26,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,000. Of the $11,500 difference, $11,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $2,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Insurance $6,731.20
Po Box Renewal $102.00

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 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 2021 Historical $126,553.54 $110,220.34 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $55,153.54 $126,553.54 Source ↗