Tennesseans for Better Leadership PAC
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $0.00 | $386.19 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $5,000.00 | $9,000.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2015 | $500.00 | $1,100.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $1,500.00 | $12,222.06 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $5,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $1,500.00 | $3,750.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2011 | $10,000.00 | $650.00 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $3,000.00 | $4,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 2009 | $6,500.00 | $7,100.00 | $4,250.00 |
| 2008 | $5,500.00 | $3,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $5,000.00 | $500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $7,500.00 | $8,000.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $51,000.00 | $50,208.25 | $11,750.00 |
Raised
$51,000
Total Spent
$50,208
To TN candidates
$43,386
86% of spending
Operating & other
$4,822
9.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,750 to 7 candidates
$11,750 to 7 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $50,208 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $43,386 (86%) — 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: $4,822 ÷ Total spent: $50,208
| Operating / overhead spending | $4,822 |
| Contributions to candidates | $43,386 |
- To TN candidates $43,386 86%
- Operating & other $4,822 9.6%
- To other PACs $2,000 4.0%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Marsh † | Tennessee House, District 62 | Rep. | $4,250.00 |
| Gary W Hicks Jr † | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
| Dennis Powers † | Tennessee House, District 36 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Jay D. Reedy † | Tennessee House, District 74 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $250.00 |
| Mary Littleton † | Tennessee House, District 78 | Rep. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $43,386 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,750. Of the $31,636 difference, $31,636 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $31,636 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Tracy, Jim $8,000.00
- Roach, Dennis (Coach) $2,600.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,500.00
- Evans, Joshua $1,500.00
- Alexander for Senate, Inc. $1,450.00
- BYRD, David $1,000.00
- Burnett, Matthew $1,000.00
- Campbell, Scotty $1,000.00
- Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
- Jim Tracy for Congress $1,000.00
- …and 18 more recipients
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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $2,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Advertising | $4,322.06 |
| Annual Registration Fee | $300.00 |
| Dues / Subscriptions | $200.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic Creations | Advertising | 08/04/2014 | $1,902.22 |
| Graphic Creations | Advertising | 08/12/2014 | $1,869.84 |
| Leaders of Tennessee | Advertising | 08/18/2011 | $500.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Registration Fee | 01/16/2009 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Registration Fee | 01/08/2010 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Registration Fee | 01/09/2012 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Dues / Subscriptions | 02/13/2014 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Dues / Subscriptions | 01/10/2016 | $100.00 |
| Tennessee Right To Life PAC | Advertising | 08/19/2011 | $50.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Wilson | Nashville, TN | Waller, Landsen, Dorth, Davis | $21,000.00 |
| Nat L Health Corp PAC | Murfreesboro, TN | — | $7,500.00 |
| James Ayers | Parsons, TN | First Bank | $7,000.00 |
| Michael Harrison | Franklin, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| W Kent Williams | Elizabethton, TN | — | $4,000.00 |
| Sundquist Committe | Ellendale, TN | — | $2,500.00 |
| Mike Harrison | Rogersville, TN | Self-Employed | $1,500.00 |
| KPAC | Elizabethton, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Att Tennessee PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $500.00 |
| TDS Telecommunications Corporation PAC | Madison, WI | — | $500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $386.19 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $386.19 | $386.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $386.19 | $386.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $386.19 | $386.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $386.19 | $386.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical | $386.19 | $386.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $886.19 | $386.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $886.19 | $886.19 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $986.19 | $886.19 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $986.19 | $986.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $1,086.19 | $986.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $2,086.19 | $1,086.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $2,086.19 | $2,086.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $3,086.19 | $2,086.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $5,086.19 | $3,086.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $5,086.19 | $5,086.19 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Amended Historical | $5,686.19 | $5,086.19 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $6,286.19 | $5,686.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $6,286.19 | $6,286.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $7,286.19 | $6,286.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $11,558.25 | $7,286.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $12,658.25 | $11,558.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $16,908.25 | $12,658.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Amended Historical | $17,008.25 | $16,908.25 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $12,008.25 | $17,008.25 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $12,008.25 | $12,008.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $12,108.25 | $12,008.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $11,608.25 | $12,108.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $12,608.25 | $11,608.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $13,858.25 | $12,608.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $14,358.25 | $13,858.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $14,358.25 | $14,358.25 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $10,008.25 | $14,358.25 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $5,008.25 | $10,008.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Amended Historical | $5,122.00 | $5,008.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $4,622.00 | $5,122.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $5,122.00 | $4,622.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $5,122.00 | $5,122.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $6,122.00 | $5,122.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $6,122.00 | $6,122.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $6,722.00 | $6,122.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $6,722.00 | $6,722.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $3,322.00 | $6,722.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $3,272.10 | $3,322.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $4,172.10 | $3,272.10 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $4,172.10 | $4,172.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $4,172.00 | $4,172.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $4,172.10 | $4,172.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $4,272.10 | $4,172.10 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Late Historical | $4,272.10 | $4,272.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $4,372.10 | $4,272.10 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $4,872.10 | $4,372.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $372.10 | $4,872.10 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $372.10 | $372.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Historical | $372.10 | $372.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $597.10 | $372.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $797.10 | $597.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $797.10 | $797.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $797.10 | $797.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $872.10 | $797.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $1,372.10 | $872.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $1,872.10 | $1,372.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $1,872.10 | $1,872.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Late Historical | $1,872.10 | $1,872.10 | Source ↗ |