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PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,000
Total Spent
$18,000
To TN candidates
$15,000
83% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 6 candidates
$3,250 to 5 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,000 (83%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $18,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $15,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $250.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 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 $15,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $11,500 difference, $11,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Maggart, Debra Young $1,500.00
  • McManus, Stephen $1,500.00
  • Montgomery, Richard $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Cobb, James $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Hall, Steve $500.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $500.00
  • …and 8 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
Harwell PAC $1,500.00
RAAMPAC $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charter Communications Corporations, LLC St. Louis, MO — $18,000.00

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 2012 Historical $1,075.16 $1,075.16 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46341
Pre-General 2012 Historical $1,075.16 $1,075.16 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45155
Q3 2012 Historical $2,575.16 $1,075.16 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43307
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $3,325.16 $2,575.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42628

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,325.16, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,575.16.
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $825.16 $3,325.16 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42813
Q1 2012 Historical $825.16 $825.16 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40226