PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,000
Total Spent
$16,500
To TN candidates
$14,500
88% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,500 to 16 candidates
$8,500 to 13 Republicans $2,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,500 (88%) — 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: $16,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $500.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $500.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 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 $14,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Clark, Jay $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Love, Sally $500.00

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
TN Cable Broadband Association Nashville, TN — $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 2020 Amended Historical $3,891.97 $7,392.13 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $5,891.97 $3,891.97 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $5,891.82 $5,891.97 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $5,891.82 $5,891.82 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $5,951.17 $5,891.82 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $5,951.17 $5,951.17 Source ↗