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Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2017 · Treasurer: George S. Scoville, III · Nashville, TN

Raised
$15,199
Total Spent
$1,122
To TN candidates
$1,010
90% of spending
Operating & other
$112
10.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 2 candidates
$500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,122 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,010 (90%) — 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: $112 ÷ Total spent: $1,122
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $112
Contributions to candidates $1,010
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $250.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $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 $1,010 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $510 difference, $510 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $510 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Powell (2018), Jason $260.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $250.00

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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Website $112.21

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Michael Hodges Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Adsworth Media, LLC Charlotte, NC — $3,375.00
Daniel Horwitz Nashville, TN Brownstone Law $1,324.21
David Fox Nashville, TN Mtsu $250.00
George Scoville Nolensville, TN Sims Funk, PLC $250.00

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 2017 Historical $0.00 $10,484.02 Source ↗