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MWB PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$3,000
Total Spent
$2,640
To TN candidates
$2,600
98% of spending
Operating & other
$40
1.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,350 to 11 candidates
$2,350 to 11 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,640 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,600 (98%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $40 ÷ Total spent: $2,640
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $40
Contributions to candidates $2,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $250.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $250.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $250.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $100.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $100.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $100.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $100.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $100.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $2,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,350. Of the $250 difference, $250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Swann, Art $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
Bank Fees $40.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Melissa Bast Nashville, TN Self-Employed $3,000.00

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 2023 Historical $390.00 $500.00 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 112062
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $140.00 $390.00 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109857