Nat L Fed of Independent Business Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$3,000
incl. $883 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$2,960
To TN candidates
$1,500
51% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
34% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,960 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,500 (51%) — 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: $460 ÷ Total spent: $2,960
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $460
Contributions to candidates $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. 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:

  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Expen $360.00
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Claude Simpson Cleveland, TN Simpson Construction Co. $500.00
James Brown Nashville, TN Nfib $500.00
Russell Palk Nashville, TN Nfib $416.70
James Fitzpatrick Nashville, TN Alm Company, Inc. $250.00
Mark Mappes Nashville, TN Mark Mappes, DDS $250.00
B B Doubleday Nashville, TN Doubleday \& Company $200.00

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 2007 Historical $7,532.55 $5,779.22 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $5,739.18 $7,532.55 Source ↗