PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$18,500
To TN candidates
$9,500
51% of spending
To other PACs
$9,000
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,200 to 13 candidates
$6,200 to 8 Republicans $2,000 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $18,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,500 (51%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $18,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $9,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $500.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $400.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $9,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,200. Of the $1,300 difference, $1,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $300.00
  • Smith, Robin $250.00
  • Staples, Rick $250.00

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
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,000.00
TN House Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
TN Cable Broadband Association Nashville, TN — $15,000.00

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 2019 Historical $9,450.51 $5,951.17 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $9,508.98 $9,450.51 Source ↗