Tennesseans for Transit

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$15,000

Total Spent

$13,500

To TN candidates

$10,500

78% of spending

To other PACs

$3,000

22% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $7,000 to 10 candidates

$5,000 to 7 Republicans $2,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,500 (78%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $13,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$10,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $10,500 78%
To other PACs $3,000 22%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
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
Sam Whitson ^†	Tennessee House, District 65	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
Patsy Hazlewood ^†	Tennessee House, District 27	Rep.	$500.00
Paul Bailey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 15	Rep.	$500.00
Richard M. Briggs ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 07	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 $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,000. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Dickerson, Steven $2,000.00
Stewart, Mike $500.00
Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
Gilmore, Brenda $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton)	$1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager)	$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
Q4 2020 Amended Historical	$9,495.10	$2,895.10	Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94208
Pre-General 2020 Historical	$9,495.10	$9,495.10	Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92185
Q3 2020 Historical	$15,495.10	$9,495.10	Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91142
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical	$1,495.10	$15,495.10	Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90428
Q2 2020 Historical	$1,495.10	$1,495.10	Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88702
Q1 2020 Historical	$1,495.10	$1,495.10	Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87782