PAC-ABLE Tennessee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,000
Total Spent
$20,000
To TN candidates
$16,500
83% of spending
To other PACs
$3,500
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,000 to 21 candidates
$11,250 to 17 Republicans $2,750 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,500 (83%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $20,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $16,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 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 $16,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $250.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $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
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $500.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $7,178.45 $5,179.74 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $7,392.13 $7,178.45 Source ↗