Senate Speaker PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Senate Speaker PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2007 $7,350.28 $1,000.00 $0.00
2006 $36,200.00 $42,500.00 $0.00
All years $43,550.28 $43,500.00 $0.00
Raised
$43,550
Total Spent
$43,500
To TN candidates
$22,500
52% of spending
To other PACs
$21,000
48% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $43,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,500 (52%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $43,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $22,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $22,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $22,500 difference, $22,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $22,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Finney, Lowe $15,000.00
  • Rochelle, Bob $7,500.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Democratic Caucus $11,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $10,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Lawyers Involved for TN Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
John S Wilder Somerville, TN State of Tennessee $4,350.28
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $3,500.00
Tennessee PAC for Education Nashville, TN — $3,500.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN — $3,500.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
James Ayers Parsons, TN First Bank $2,000.00
Dennis Koerner Memphis, TN Ring Industrial Group LP $1,000.00
Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00

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 2007 Historical $3,627.91 $10,000.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $3,604.91 $3,627.91 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $1,700.00 $3,604.91 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $13,650.00 $1,700.00 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $0.00 $13,650.00 Source ↗