Memphis

Nat L Fed of Independent Business Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$36,800
Total Spent
$66,941
To TN candidates
$66,500
99.3% of spending
Operating & other
$441
0.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $52,750 to 58 candidates
$51,750 to 57 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $66,941 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $66,500 (99.3%) — 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: $441 ÷ Total spent: $66,941
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $441
Contributions to candidates $66,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $4,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $3,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,000.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $66,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $52,750. Of the $13,750 difference, $13,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $5,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Bobo, Chad $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • Peltz, Jamie Dean $500.00
  • Rampy, Wyatt $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $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
Mailings $349.43
Administrative Printing Expense $91.11

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jack McKee Ooltewah, TN McKee Foods Corp $5,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corporation Knoxville, TN — $5,000.00
Delta Dental of Tennessee Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Pavement Restorations Inc. Milan, TN — $2,500.00
Ph D Feminine Health Madison, TN — $2,500.00
Ruby Falls Lookout Mountain Caverns Chattanooga, TN — $2,500.00
Chuck Zeiser Signal Mountain, TN Southern Champion Tray $2,000.00
Patricia Jones Finger, TN Retired $2,000.00
Bruce Zeiser Signal Mountain, TN Southern Champion Tray $1,500.00
John Zeiser Signal Mountain, TN Southern Champion Tray $1,500.00

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 2024 Historical $12,267.35 $767.35 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $10,858.46 $12,267.35 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $28,390.14 $10,858.46 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical $25,239.57 $28,390.14 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $40,889.57 $25,239.57 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $31,889.57 $40,889.57 Source ↗