MWB PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$14,000
Total Spent
$12,700
To TN candidates
$10,800
85% of spending
To other PACs
$1,900
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,300 to 26 candidates
$8,800 to 24 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,800 (85%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $12,700
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $500.00
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $250.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $250.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 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 $10,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,300. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $250.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $500.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $250.00
Tennessee Legislative Democrats $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Choctaw, MS — $9,000.00
Melissa Bast Nashville, TN Self-Employed $3,000.00
Charlie Caswell Memphis, TN Legacy of Legends, LLC $1,000.00
Paul Kuhn Nashville, TN Retired $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 2021 Amended Historical $1,140.00 $1,368.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $300.00 $1,140.00 Source ↗