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PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$10,000
Total Spent
$9,300
To TN candidates
$7,200
77% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 4 candidates
$3,000 to 3 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,200 (77%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $9,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $7,200
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $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 $7,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $3,700 difference, $3,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $250.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $250.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $200.00

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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $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
TN Cable Broadband Association Nashville, TN — $10,000.00

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
Year-End 2017 Historical $612.39 $1,312.66 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73424
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1,356.36 $612.39 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72155