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PB PAC (Paul Bailey)

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2019 · Treasurer: Korry Cole · Cookeville, TN

Also on this site: Paul Bailey's campaigns

Raised
$310,175
Total Spent
$155,545
Operating & other
$94,545
61% of spending
To TN candidates
$56,000
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $54,500 to 10 candidates
$54,500 to 10 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $155,545 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $94,545 (61%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $94,545 ÷ Total spent: $155,545
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $94,545
Contributions to candidates $56,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $10,500.00
Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $10,000.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $6,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $5,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $5,000.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $3,000.00
Jessie Seal † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $3,000.00
Andy (Andrew) J. Swafford Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Melissa Caldwell Browder Tennessee House, District 32 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $56,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $54,500. Of the $1,500 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $500 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gilbert, Chad $2,000.00

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
DAWNPAC (Dawn White) $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $19,515.34
Cowboy Cookout Catering $18,108.75
Travel To Colleague Event $11,236.60
Food / Beverage $9,386.60
Pilot Service To Colleague Event $9,027.42
Advertising $9,000.00
Aviation Fuel For Colleague Event $4,872.02
Constituent Entertainment $3,320.37
Statesman Dinner $3,000.00
Campaign Workers $2,715.80

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
CVS Health Washington, DC — $15,000.00
South PAC Morristown, TN — $15,000.00
Aks PAC Nashville, TN — $12,500.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu Nashville, TN — $12,000.00
Altria Client Services LLC Washington, DC — $10,000.00
Amazon.com Services LLC Washington, DC — $10,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC Chattanooga, TN — $10,000.00
Housing Industry PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Jack Daniel's PAC Alexandria, VA — $10,000.00
Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Washington, DC — $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
Q3 2026 $183,570.35 $257,987.19 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129570
Pre-Primary 2026 $135,470.35 $183,570.35 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127994
Q2 2026 Amended $88,269.17 $135,470.35 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 128983
Q1 2026 $103,356.92 $88,269.17 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125614