PB PAC (Paul Bailey)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$172,925
Total Spent
$92,712
To TN candidates
$46,000
50% of spending
Operating & other
$41,712
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $41,500 to 8 candidates
$41,500 to 8 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $92,712 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,000 (50%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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 spending: $41,712 ÷ Total spent: $92,712
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $41,712
Contributions to candidates $46,000

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
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $3,000.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 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 $46,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $41,500. Of the $4,500 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $2,500 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

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

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 $15,092.86
Travel To Colleague Event $11,236.60
Food / Beverage $5,336.20
Constituent Entertainment $3,320.37
Statesman Dinner $3,000.00
Campaign Workers $1,500.00
Caucus Dinner $787.62
Aviation Fuel For Colleague Event $739.41
Donations $400.00
Dues / Subscriptions $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
CVS Health Washington, DC — $15,000.00
Tennessee Educ Assn Fund for Children Public Edu Nashville, TN — $12,000.00
Altria Client Services LLC Washington, DC — $10,000.00
Housing Industry PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
TN Advance Financial PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Tennessee First Madison, TN — $10,000.00
Driving Tennessee PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Enterprise Holdings INC Enterprise Mobility PAC St. Louis, MO — $5,000.00
Hodges Properties Shelbyville, TN — $5,000.00
Jack McKee Ooltewah, TN McKee Foods Corp $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
Pre-Primary 2026 $135,470.35 $183,570.35 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Amended $88,269.17 $135,470.35 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $103,356.92 $88,269.17 Source ↗