Neuro Spine Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2011 · Treasurer: Wendey Gatewood · Chattanooga, TN

Raised

$57,500

Total Spent

$54,821

Operating & other

$54,821

100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $54,821 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $54,821 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $54,821 ÷ Total spent: $54,821

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$54,821
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $54,821 100%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Contract Services	$49,500.00
Accounting Fees	$4,993.00
Bank Fees	$227.75
State Registration Fee	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Farrar and Bates	Contract Services	12/01/2013	$17,500.00
Farrar and Bates	Contract Services	05/22/2013	$12,500.00
Smith, Robin	Contract Services	04/23/2013	$11,200.00
Smith, Robin	Contract Services	12/31/2013	$8,300.00
Wilkins Crews & Associates	Accounting Fees	06/25/2013	$2,998.00
Wilkins Crews & Associates	Accounting Fees	12/31/2013	$1,995.00
First TN Bank	Bank Fees	12/01/2013	$227.75
State of TN	State Registration Fee	01/25/2013	$100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Semmes Murphey Neurologic Spine	Memphis, TN	—	$20,000.00
Scott Hodges	Chattanooga, TN	Chattanooga Orthopaedic Group	$10,000.00
James Jolley	Chattanooga, TN	Center for Sports Medicine	$4,500.00
P M White	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville Orhopedic Clinic	$2,500.00
Timothy Strait	Chattanooga, TN	Chattanooga Neurosurgery & Spine	$2,500.00
Jason Eck	Worchester, MA	—	$2,000.00
Joseph Emert	Maryville, TN	First Choice Medical	$2,000.00
Tailwinds, LLC	Chattanooga, TN	—	$2,000.00
Paul Johnson	Knoxville, TN	Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic	$1,500.00
Rhett Blake	Chattanooga, TN	Specialists In Pain MGMT	$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
Year-End 2013 Historical	$20,722.12	$3,199.37	Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48635
Mid-Year 2013 Historical	$520.12	$20,722.12	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48114