PB PAC (Paul Bailey)
Registered May 2019 · Treasurer: Korry Cole · Cookeville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $121,070 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $87,070 (72%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 | $87,070 |
| Contributions to candidates | $31,000 |
- Operating & other $87,070 72%
- To TN candidates $31,000 26%
- To other PACs $2,000 1.7%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 0.8%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hatcher | Tennessee Senate, District 02 | Rep. | $4,000.00 |
| Bill Powers | Tennessee Senate, District 22 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Brent Taylor | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Dawn White | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Ed Jackson | Tennessee Senate, District 25 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| J. Adam Lowe | Tennessee Senate, District 01 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Kerry Roberts | Tennessee Senate, District 23 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Mark Pody | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Rusty Crowe | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Constituent Entertainment | $28,525.00 |
| Professional Services | $17,628.68 |
| Food / Beverage | $8,116.00 |
| Cowboy Cookout Entertainment | $6,300.00 |
| Travel To Colleague Event | $6,012.00 |
| Donations | $4,000.00 |
| Airfare To Legislative Delegation | $3,267.00 |
| Campaign Workers | $2,900.00 |
| Aviation Fuel For Colleague Event | $2,373.91 |
| Travel | $2,250.00 |
| 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 |
| Trilight Communications, LLC | Constituent Entertainment | 01/30/2025 | $12,500.00 |
| Amsalem Business Travel | Airfare To Legislative Delegation | 10/31/2025 | $3,267.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | Donations | 08/29/2025 | $3,000.00 |
| Del Frisco's Grille | Food / Beverage | 04/16/2025 | $2,700.00 |
| Kaegi Resources | Professional Services | 06/12/2025 | $2,613.68 |
| Cole, Korry | Campaign Workers | 09/23/2025 | $2,500.00 |
| Hilton | Hotel For Tn Broadband Education | 08/29/2025 | $1,609.24 |
| Henry, Mike | Food / Beverage | 10/04/2025 | $1,400.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) | Brentwood, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| Altria Client Services LLC | Washington, DC | — | $10,000.00 |
| Butler Snow Good To Great Tennessee PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Garry McNabb | Cookeville, TN | Cash Express LLC | $5,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund | Brentwood, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Insurors of TN PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| Unitedhealth Group Inc. | Washington, DC | — | $5,000.00 |
| Jonathan West | Celina, TN | Twin Lakes | $3,500.00 |
| John Evans | Hendersonville, TN | Next Generation Underwriters | $3,000.00 |
| Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) | Nashville, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.