Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2014 · Treasurer: Ronald Corbin · Nashville, TN

Raised
$147,000
Total Spent
$42,730
To TN candidates
$35,500
83% of spending
To other PACs
$7,000
16% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,000 to 9 candidates
$8,000 to 5 Republicans $7,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $42,730 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,500 (83%) — 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: $230 ÷ Total spent: $42,730
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $230
Contributions to candidates $35,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $3,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $2,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 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 $35,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,000. Of the $20,500 difference, $20,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,500 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 $4,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $3,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $3,000.00
  • Brooks, Harry $1,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $1,000.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • …and 2 more recipients

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
Time for A Change PAC $7,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $130.00
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) Franklin, TN — $25,000.00
Firstbank Lexington, TN — $25,000.00
Hospital Corporation of America Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
Ingram Industries Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
Lifepoint Health Support Center Brentwood, TN — $25,000.00
Louisiana Pacific Corporation Hayden, ID — $10,000.00
Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Marketstreet Management Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Clayton Management LLC Brentwood, TN — $2,000.00

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 2015 Historical $84,750.10 $104,120.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $11,494.10 $84,750.10 Source ↗