Tennesseans for Transit

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2016 · Treasurer: Jason Spain · Nashville, TN

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$17,500
To TN candidates
$14,500
83% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,500 to 13 candidates
$8,000 to 9 Republicans $2,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,500 (83%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $17,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00
  • Swann, Art $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
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Public Transportation Assoc Nashville, TN — $15,000.00

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 2019 Historical $3,995.10 $1,495.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $3,995.10 $3,995.10 Source ↗