PB PAC (Paul Bailey)
Registered May 2019 · Treasurer: Korry Cole · Cookeville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $192,882 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $126,882 (66%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
Why this number?
Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
| Operating / overhead spending | $126,882 |
| Contributions to candidates | $63,000 |
- Operating & other $126,882 66%
- To TN candidates $63,000 33%
- To other PACs $2,000 1.0%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 0.5%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Crowe | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $20,000.00 |
| Mark Pody | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $17,500.00 |
| Ed Jackson | Tennessee Senate, District 25 | Rep. | $10,500.00 |
| Jimmy Matlock | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Brent Taylor | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Dawn White | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Steve Southerland | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Kerry Roberts | Tennessee Senate, District 23 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| J. Adam Lowe | Tennessee Senate, District 01 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
Tracked candidates reported receiving $115,500 from this committee — $52,500 more than its own filings itemize ($63,000), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.
Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| HARSH PAC (Bobby Harshbarger) | $2,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Miyares for Virginia | Virginia | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $32,721.54 |
| Constituent Entertainment | $31,845.37 |
| Travel To Colleague Event | $17,248.60 |
| Food / Beverage | $13,452.20 |
| Cowboy Cookout Entertainment | $6,300.00 |
| Donations | $4,000.00 |
| Airfare To Legislative Delegation | $3,267.00 |
| Aviation Fuel For Colleague Event | $3,113.32 |
| Statesman Dinner | $3,000.00 |
| Campaign Workers | $2,900.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaegi Resources | Professional Services | 05/06/2025 | $15,015.00 |
| Trilight Communications, LLC | Constituent Entertainment | 01/06/2026 | $15,000.00 |
| Kaegi Resources | Professional Services | 05/13/2026 | $12,615.00 |
| Trilight Communications, LLC | Constituent Entertainment | 01/30/2025 | $12,500.00 |
| Acme Secure Air Charter | Travel To Colleague Event | 04/09/2026 | $7,200.00 |
| Amsalem Business Travel | Airfare To Legislative Delegation | 10/31/2025 | $3,267.00 |
| TN Republican Party | Donations | 08/29/2025 | $3,000.00 |
| TN Republican Party | Statesman Dinner | 06/13/2026 | $3,000.00 |
| Deacon's | Constituent Entertainment | 04/01/2026 | $2,826.37 |
| Del Frisco's Grille | Food / Beverage | 04/16/2025 | $2,700.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | Brentwood, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| Housing Industry PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee First | Madison, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Altria Client Services LLC | Washington, DC | — | $10,000.00 |
| Altria Client Services, LLC | Richmond, VA | — | $10,000.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund | Brentwood, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Butler Snow Good To Great Tennessee PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Julian Baker | Nashville, TN | Sprint Logistics | $5,000.00 |
| Driving Tennessee PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.