PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$14,138
incl. $748 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,300
To TN candidates
$13,000
75% of spending
To other PACs
$4,200
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,250 to 5 candidates
$3,000 to 4 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,000 (75%) — 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: $17,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $13,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $13,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,250. Of the $9,750 difference, $9,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $500.00
  • Barnes, Tim $500.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $500.00
  • …and 15 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 Republican Caucus $1,700.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,500.00
Cas-Pac $500.00
MPAC $500.00

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
Charter Communications Corporations, LLC St. Louis, MO — $1,700.00
Donald Wall Jackson, TN West TN Utility $1,000.00
Patricia Hollenbeck Kingsport, TN Charter $250.00
Mike Casey Jackson, TN Charter $240.00
Debbie Cassell Kingsport, TN Charter $200.00

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 2008 Historical $725.16 $550.16 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $975.16 $725.16 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $2,957.16 $975.16 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $5,457.16 $2,957.16 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $5,472.16 $5,457.16 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $3,882.16 $5,472.16 Source ↗