Patriot PAC
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $123,223.12 | $123,166.16 | $12,967.38 |
| All years | $123,223.12 | $123,166.16 | $12,967.38 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $123,166 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $60,000 (49%) — went to other PACs and committees.
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 / overhead spending | $5,326 |
| Contributions to candidates | $46,267 |
- To other PACs $60,000 49%
- To TN candidates $46,267 38%
- Spent outside Tennessee $11,573 9.4%
- Operating & other $5,326 4.3%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $11,800.00 |
| Dawn White † | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $1,167.38 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $46,267 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,967. Of the $33,300 difference, $33,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $33,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Concerned Constitutional Conservatives $25,500.00
- Beavers, Mae $7,800.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Freedom PAC | $31,000.00 |
| Tennessee Firearms Assn Legislative Action Committee | $25,000.00 |
| TN8PAC | $4,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $11,573 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Great American Coalition | Washington, D.C. | $11,573.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $2,000.00 |
| Postage | $1,948.14 |
| Printing | $1,377.64 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee 7th District Coalition PAC | Donations | 06/26/2018 | $2,000.00 |
| Dni Corporation | Postage | 07/26/2018 | $1,948.14 |
| Lithographics Inc. | Printing | 08/05/2018 | $1,377.64 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mae Beavers | Mt Juliet, TN | Retired | $122,123.12 |
| Greg Dugdale | Alexandria, TN | Real Estate | $1,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.