PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$47,324
incl. $12,420 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$45,250
To TN candidates
$31,400
69% of spending
To other PACs
$13,750
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,800 to 8 candidates
$3,000 to 5 Republicans $1,800 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $45,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,400 (69%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $45,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $31,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $31,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,800. Of the $26,600 difference, $26,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Burchett, Tim $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $1,000.00
  • Jones, Jr., Ulysses $1,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • …and 44 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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00
RAAMPAC $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,500.00
TN House Republican Caucus $1,500.00
Committee To Re-Elect Willie Herenton $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
TN Kyle PAC $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Joe Brown $250.00
Committee To Elect Madeline Cooper Taylor $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Comcast Corp PAC Philadelphia, PA — $10,000.00
INC PAC Charter Communications Washington, DC — $5,000.00
KS Communications Kingsport, TN — $2,000.00
Anthony Williams Greeneville, SC Infinity Marketing $1,200.00
Timothy Morrison Taylors, SC Infinity Marketing $1,000.00
PAC-ABLE Tennessee Nashville, TN — $918.50
David Carter Brentwood, TN Cable $500.00
David Troxel Gray, TN Comcast $500.00
Douglas Wells Suwanee, GA Comcast $500.00
Hitchcock Denise Gallatin, TN BlueHighways TV $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 2007 Amended Historical $315.41 $3,882.16 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $2,086.91 $315.41 Source ↗