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PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,000
Total Spent
$20,290
To TN candidates
$20,000
99% of spending
Operating & other
$290
1.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 7 candidates
$3,000 to 6 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,290 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,000 (99%) — 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: $290 ÷ Total spent: $20,290
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $290
Contributions to candidates $20,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $20,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $16,500 difference, $16,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $2,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $2,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Hall, Steve $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • McManus, Stephen $1,000.00
  • Todd, Curry $1,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $500.00
  • …and 12 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Supplies $189.80
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charter Communications Corporations, LLC St. Louis, MO — $20,000.00

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 2014 Late Historical $796.36 $686.36 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $870.36 $796.36 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Late Historical $1,075.16 $870.36 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $1,075.16 $1,075.16 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $1,075.16 $1,075.16 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $1,075.16 $1,075.16 Source ↗