Memphis

Nat L Fed of Independent Business Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$43,420
Total Spent
$18,500
To TN candidates
$18,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,000 to 12 candidates
$14,500 to 11 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,500 (100%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $18,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $18,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $3,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $18,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,000. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Davis, Anthony $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack McKee Ooltewah, TN McKee Foods Corp $15,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corporation Knoxville, TN — $15,000.00
Elevation Outdoor Advertising LLC Knoxville, TN — $1,750.00
Bruce Zeiser Signal Mountain, TN Southern Champion Tray $1,500.00
John Zeiser Signal Mountain, TN Southern Champion Tray $1,500.00
Ruby Falls Lookout Mountain Caverns Chattanooga, TN — $1,500.00
Garry Floeter Cookeville, TN CHC Mechanical Contractors $1,250.00
Garnett Decosimo Lookout Mountain, TN Decosimo Corporate Finance $1,000.00
Vireo Systems Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Answering Advantage LLC Memphis, TN — $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
Year-End 2023 Historical $19,169.57 $31,889.57 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111338
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $4,469.57 $19,169.57 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109366