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Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$60,727
incl. $44 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$55,578
Operating & other
$53,228
96% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,350
4.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $700 to 1 candidate
$700 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $55,578 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $53,228 (96%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 96% of everything it spent; $2,350 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: $53,228 ÷ Total spent: $55,578
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $53,228
Contributions to candidates $2,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $700.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $2,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $700. Of the $1,650 difference, $1,650 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,650 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $700.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $700.00
  • Horwitz, Daniel $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
Legal Fees $50,682.92
Advertising $2,545.34

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
TN Atty General Reimb Atty Fees Nashville, TN — $50,682.92
Michael Hodges Nashville, TN — $10,000.00

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
Q4 2020 Historical $25,615.09 $25,645.80 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $25,645.00 $25,615.09 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Amended Historical $19,231.43 $25,645.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Late Historical $20,531.43 $19,231.43 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Late Historical $20,531.43 $20,531.43 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Late Historical $24,027.83 $20,531.43 Source ↗