MWB PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2016 · Treasurer: Melissa Bast · Nashville, TN

Raised
$1,100
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,980
To TN candidates
$1,500
76% of spending
Operating & other
$480
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 2 candidates
$750 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,980 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,500 (76%) — 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: $480 ÷ Total spent: $1,980
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $480
Contributions to candidates $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $750. Of the $750 difference, $750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $250.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
It Tech $250.00
Intern $230.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Organization of Locksmiths Old Hickory, TN — $1,000.00

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 2017 Historical $1,776.00 $786.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $1,776.00 $1,776.00 Source ↗