PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 1998 · Treasurer: Zach Bates · Nashville, TN

Raised
$18,248
incl. $5,391 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$7,000
To TN candidates
$3,500
50% of spending
To other PACs
$3,500
50% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (50%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $7,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $3,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. 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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
  • Burchett, Tim $500.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • McLeary, Don $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
TN House Republican Caucus $1,500.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Time Warner Communications Employees PAC Memphis, TN — $3,000.00
Frank Warmath Santa Fe, NM — $600.00
Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC Memphis, TN — $500.00
Jackie Brassfield Brentwood, TN — $500.00
Kirk Dale Knoxville, TN Comcast $500.00
Michael Brooks Athens, AL — $500.00
Virgil Caudill Nashville, TN — $500.00
David Sanders Johnson City, TN Comcast $407.00
David Carter Brentwood, TN Cable $350.00
Ann Gann Nashville, TN — $300.00

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 2005 Amended Historical $5,332.82 $20,068.32 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $5,338.82 $5,332.82 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $5,344.82 $5,338.82 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $8,844.82 $5,344.82 Source ↗