Middle Tennessee Business Leaders for Common Sense

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$105,100
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$93,682
To TN candidates
$49,500
53% of spending
Operating & other
$23,682
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $32,500 to 19 candidates
$18,500 to 12 Republicans $14,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $93,682 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $49,500 (53%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $23,682 ÷ Total spent: $93,682
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $23,682
Contributions to candidates $49,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $5,000.00
Vincent Dixie † Tennessee House, District 54 Dem. $3,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $2,500.00
Robert Stevens † Tennessee House, District 13 Rep. $2,500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $2,000.00
Caleb Hemmer † Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $2,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $49,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $32,500. Of the $17,000 difference, $17,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jernigan, Darren $3,000.00
  • Ravener, Bob $3,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $2,000.00
  • Maynard, Jerry $1,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $1,000.00
  • Faison's Freedom $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) $9,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
INVICTUS PAC (John Ray Clemmons) $2,000.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Mail, Phone Calls, Advertising $17,998.10
Insurance $4,759.17
Professional Services $925.00

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 PAC 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 2022 Historical $125,472.24 $115,788.07 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $128,472.24 $125,472.24 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $106,972.24 $128,472.24 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $184,470.34 $106,972.24 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $104,370.34 $184,470.34 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Late Historical $110,220.34 $104,370.34 Source ↗