Memphis

Nat L Fed of Independent Business Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,810
incl. $735 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$19,545
To TN candidates
$9,500
49% of spending
To other PACs
$6,550
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,545 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,500 (49%) — 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: $3,495 ÷ Total spent: $19,545
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,495
Contributions to candidates $9,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 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 $9,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $9,250 difference, $9,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Matheny, Judd $500.00
  • Gotto, Jim $250.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $250.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $250.00
  • Shipley, Tony $250.00
  • Odom, Gary $250.00
  • …and 2 more recipients

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
RAAMPAC $3,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,300.00
MPAC $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $250.00
Harwell PAC $250.00
Quest PAC $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing And Postage $2,262.39
Food / Beverage $612.89
Administrative Expen $270.00
In-Kind For Bill Haslam $250.00
Registration $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
W Reeves Murfreesboro, TN Reeves Sain Drug Store $2,600.00
John Evans Hendersonville, TN Next Generation Underwriters $1,000.00
Mark Longnecker Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
Tonya Jones Nashville, TN Legacy Project Resources $750.00
Bradford Blevins Nashville, TN Blevins Inc. $500.00
Chris Bird Memphis, TN Dillard Companies $500.00
Chuck Zeiser Signal Mountain, TN Southern Champion Tray $500.00
Duane Rost Pulaski, TN Rost Jewelry $500.00
Kenneth Gough Johnson City, TN President $500.00
Larry Hyatt Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $500.00

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
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $5,131.26 $378.87 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $3,561.26 $5,131.26 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $13,644.15 $3,561.26 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $12,369.15 $13,644.15 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $7,764.15 $12,369.15 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $7,204.15 $7,764.15 Source ↗