Salt PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $34,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,100 (82%) — 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).
- To TN candidates $28,100 82%
- Operating & other $6,100 18%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $28,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $28,100 difference, $28,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $28,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Stallings, Ron $12,500.00
- Black, Diane $6,000.00
- Sharp, Jerry $5,000.00
- Tracy, Jim $4,000.00
- Crider, Chris $300.00
- Johnson, Phillip $300.00
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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Meeting Expense | $5,100.00 |
| Donations | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| JKH Management | Meeting Expense | 11/15/2004 | $5,100.00 |
| The Public Forum | Donations | 10/28/2004 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | Nashville, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| Ronald Ramsey | Blountville, TN | Ron Ramsey & Associates | $10,000.00 |
| John Rankin | Nashville, TN | Ashland Company | $5,000.00 |
| Smith Steve | Nashville, TN | Haury \& Smith | $5,000.00 |
| Arles Greene | Goodlettsville, TN | Agc Caulking | $1,000.00 |
| David Kustoff | Germantown, TN | Kustoff and Strickland | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Tre Hargett | Bartlett, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Patrick Jaynes | Knoxville, TN | — | $250.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.