Nat L Fed of Independent Business Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Dawn Simpson · Washington, DC

Raised
$13,040
incl. $1,253 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,506
Operating & other
$506
34% of spending
To TN candidates
$500
33% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,506 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $506 (34%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $506 ÷ Total spent: $1,506
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $506
Contributions to candidates $500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

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

  • Ramsey, Ron $500.00

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
House/Senate Democratic Caucus $250.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Rental Fee For Event $500.00
Bank Fees $5.74

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Nfibsave America S Free Enterprise Trust Washington, DC — $5,000.00
Lee Beaman Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $2,500.00
Ray Mahaffey Brentwood, TN Nfib $1,000.00
Richard Sappenfield Nashville, TN Nfib $583.27
James Stansell Brentwood, TN — $500.00
Attie Vernon Peterman Nashville, TN Nfib $466.76
Gregory Gleaves Nashville, TN — $458.37
Bo Carey Loudon, TN Greer's $300.00
Fred Holladay Nashvillle, TN — $291.62
Russell Palk Nashville, TN Nfib $166.68

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 2005 Historical $13,416.86 $14,140.34 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $9,830.98 $13,416.86 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $8,282.33 $9,830.98 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $2,673.91 $8,282.33 Source ↗