Tennesseans for Transit

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$13,500
To TN candidates
$12,500
93% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
7.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,500 to 18 candidates
$8,000 to 11 Republicans $3,500 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,500 (93%) — 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: $13,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Caleb Hemmer † Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $500.00
Greg Vital † Tennessee House, District 29 Rep. $500.00
Heidi Campbell † Tennessee Senate, District 20 Dem. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,500. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00

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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $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 2023 Historical $1,822.10 $3,322.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $1,822.10 $1,822.10 Source ↗