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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
$103,100
Total Spent
$21,346
To TN candidates
$19,000
89% of spending
Operating & other
$2,346
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,500 to 7 candidates
$10,500 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,346 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,000 (89%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $2,346 ÷ Total spent: $21,346
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,346
Contributions to candidates $19,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $2,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $1,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $1,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 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 $19,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,500. Of the $8,500 difference, $8,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gresham, Dolores $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Swann, Art $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $1,364.38
Printing $366.29
Professional Services $315.00
Campaign Workers $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Adams and Reese TN PAC Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) Hixson, TN — $5,000.00
Blue Cross Blue Shield of TN PAC Chattanooga, TN — $5,000.00
Driving Tennessee PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Enterprise Holdings INC PAC St. Louis, MO — $5,000.00
Garry McNabb Cookeville, TN Cash Express LLC $5,000.00
Joyce Vaughn Livingston, TN — $5,000.00
Millard Vaughn Livingston, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Truck PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
UPS PAC Washington, DC — $5,000.00

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 2019 Amended Historical $0.00 $80,221.71 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 87229
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84872