Tennesseans for Better Leadership PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Tennesseans for Better Leadership 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
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	$1,250.00
2011	$10,000.00	$650.00	$0.00
2010	$3,000.00	$4,000.00	$3,000.00
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	$13,000.00

Also giving in

Also gave $2,100.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

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 $13,000 to 9 candidates

$13,000 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $50,208 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $43,386 (86%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$4,822
Contributions to candidates	$43,386

Source filings:

To TN candidates $43,386 86%
Operating & other $4,822 9.6%
To other PACs $2,000 4.0%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked 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
Scotty Campbell ^†	Tennessee House, District 03	Rep.	$1,000.00
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Frank S Niceley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 08	Rep.	$250.00
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 $13,000. Of the $30,386 difference, $30,386 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $30,386 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

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
Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
Jim Tracy for Congress $1,000.00
Kustoff for Congress $1,000.00
…and 16 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee	$2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Advertising	$4,322.06
Annual Registration Fee	$300.00
Dues / Subscriptions	$200.00

from to

Individual operating payments
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

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing	Cash Beginning	Cash Ending	Source
Year-End 2019 Historical	$386.19	$0.00	Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86169
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$386.19	$386.19	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84310
Q4 2018 Historical	$386.19	$386.19	Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82633
Pre-General 2018 Historical	$386.19	$386.19	Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81594
Q3 2018 Historical	$386.19	$386.19	Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79890
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical	$386.19	$386.19	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77890
Q2 2018 Historical	$886.19	$386.19	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76363
Q1 2018 Historical	$886.19	$886.19	Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74779
Year-End 2017 Historical	$986.19	$886.19	Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73198
As filed on this report: cash beginning $986.19, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $886.19.
Mid-Year 2017 Historical	$986.19	$986.19	Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71429
Q4 2016 Historical	$1,086.19	$986.19	Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70106
As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,086.19, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $986.19.
Pre-General 2016 Historical	$2,086.19	$1,086.19	Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68913
Q3 2016 Historical	$2,086.19	$2,086.19	Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67535
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical	$3,086.19	$2,086.19	Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65698
Q2 2016 Historical	$5,086.19	$3,086.19	Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64884
Q1 2016 Historical	$5,086.19	$5,086.19	Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63299
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical	$5,686.19	$5,086.19	Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 63295
Mid-Year 2015 Historical	$6,286.19	$5,686.19	Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60661
As filed on this report: cash beginning $6,286.19, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $5,686.19.
Q4 2014 Historical	$6,286.19	$6,286.19	Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59063
Pre-General 2014 Historical	$7,286.19	$6,286.19	Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57280
Q3 2014 Historical	$11,558.25	$7,286.19	Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56245
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical	$12,658.25	$11,558.25	Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54150
Q2 2014 Historical	$16,908.25	$12,658.25	Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52085
Q1 2014 Amended Historical	$17,008.25	$16,908.25	Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 58339
Year-End 2013 Historical	$12,008.25	$17,008.25	Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48810
Mid-Year 2013 Historical	$12,008.25	$12,008.25	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47088
Q4 2012 Historical	$12,108.25	$12,008.25	Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45913
As filed on this report: cash beginning $12,108.25, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $12,008.25.
Pre-General 2012 Historical	$11,608.25	$12,108.25	Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44535
Q3 2012 Historical	$12,608.25	$11,608.25	Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43466
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical	$13,858.25	$12,608.25	Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42232
Q2 2012 Historical	$14,358.25	$13,858.25	Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40939
Q1 2012 Historical	$14,358.25	$14,358.25	Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39862
Year-End 2011 Historical	$10,008.25	$14,358.25	Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38427
Mid-Year 2011 Historical	$5,008.25	$10,008.25	Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37336
Q4 2010 Amended Historical	$5,122.00	$5,008.25	Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 37333
Pre-General 2010 Historical	$4,622.00	$5,122.00	Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34475
Q3 2010 Historical	$5,122.00	$4,622.00	Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33359
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical	$5,122.00	$5,122.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32370
Q2 2010 Historical	$6,122.00	$5,122.00	Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31150
Q1 2010 Historical	$6,122.00	$6,122.00	Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30081
Year-End 2009 Historical	$6,722.00	$6,122.00	Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28740
Mid-Year 2009 Historical	$6,722.00	$6,722.00	Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27676
Q4 2008 Historical	$3,322.00	$6,722.00	Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26211
Pre-General 2008 Historical	$3,272.10	$3,322.00	Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24865
As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,272.10, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,322.00.
Q3 2008 Historical	$4,172.10	$3,272.10	Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23957
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical	$4,172.10	$4,172.10	Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22831
Q2 2008 Historical	$4,172.00	$4,172.10	Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21751
Q1 2008 Historical	$4,172.10	$4,172.00	Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20358
Year-End 2007 Historical	$4,272.10	$4,172.10	Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14437
As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,272.10, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,172.10.
Mid-Year 2007 Historical	$4,272.10	$4,272.10	Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14142
Q4 2006 Historical	$4,372.10	$4,272.10	Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12269
As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,372.10, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,272.10.
Pre-General 2006 Historical	$4,872.10	$4,372.10	Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10938
As filed on this report: cash beginning $4,872.10, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,372.10.
Q3 2006 Historical	$372.10	$4,872.10	Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 9987
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical	$372.10	$372.10	Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8838
Q2 2006 Historical	$372.10	$372.10	Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7430
Q1 2006 Historical	$597.10	$372.10	Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6386
As filed on this report: cash beginning $597.10, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $372.10.
Q4 2005 Historical	$797.10	$597.10	Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5377
As filed on this report: cash beginning $797.10, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $597.10.
Q3 2005 Historical	$797.10	$797.10	Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4640
Q2 2005 Historical	$797.10	$797.10	Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4086
Q1 2005 Historical	$872.10	$797.10	Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3440
Q4 2004 Historical	$1,372.10	$872.10	Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2683
Q3 2004 Historical	$1,872.10	$1,372.10	Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1785
Q2 2004 Historical	$1,872.10	$1,872.10	Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1078
Q1 2004 Historical	$1,872.10	$1,872.10	Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 530