Tennesseans for Transit

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Tennesseans for Transit — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $0.00 $170.49 $500.00
2025 $15,000.00 $15,020.95 $15,500.00
2024 $15,000.00 $16,500.00 $11,500.00
2023 $15,000.00 $13,500.00 $11,500.00
2022 $15,100.00 $16,000.00 $12,000.00
2021 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $9,000.00
2020 $15,000.00 $13,500.00 $5,500.00
2019 $15,000.00 $17,500.00 $10,500.00
2018 $25,000.00 $31,500.00 $9,500.00
2017 $22,500.00 $12,500.00 $5,000.00
2016 $30,000.00 $29,661.90 $8,750.00
All years $182,600.00 $180,853.34 $41,250.00
Raised
$182,600
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$180,853
To TN candidates
$140,000
77% of spending
To other PACs
$40,500
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $41,250 to 39 candidates
$31,250 to 28 Republicans $10,000 to 11 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $180,853 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $140,000 (77%) — 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: $353 ÷ Total spent: $180,853
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $353
Contributions to candidates $140,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $3,500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $3,250.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $3,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Caleb Hemmer † Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $2,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
London Lamar Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $1,500.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $140,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $41,250. Of the $98,750 difference, $41,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $57,000 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $41,750 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 $5,500.00
  • Nashville Moves Action Fund $5,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $4,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $4,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $2,500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,500.00
  • Dunn, Bill $1,500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • …and 18 more recipients

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
Citizens for Greater Mobility $7,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $7,000.00
House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $3,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,500.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $191.44
Bank Fees $161.90

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Public Transportation Assoc Nashville, TN — $177,500.00
Bill Harmon Dunlap, TN Best Effort Made $5,000.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $1,630.66 $1,630.66 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $1,630.66 $1,630.66 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $1,801.15 $1,630.66 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $1,801.15 $1,801.15 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $1,822.10 $1,801.15 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $10,322.10 $1,822.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $10,322.10 $10,322.10 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $3,322.10 $10,322.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $3,322.10 $3,322.10 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $3,322.10 $3,322.10 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $3,322.10 $3,322.10 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Historical $1,822.10 $3,322.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $1,822.10 $1,822.10 Source ↗
Q4 2022 Historical $13,322.10 $1,822.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $13,822.10 $13,322.10 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $2,322.10 $13,822.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $2,332.10 $2,322.10 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $2,762.10 $2,332.10 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $2,782.10 $2,762.10 Source ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $2,845.10 $2,782.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Late Historical $2,895.10 $2,845.10 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $9,495.10 $2,895.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $9,495.10 $9,495.10 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $15,495.10 $9,495.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $1,495.10 $15,495.10 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $1,495.10 $1,495.10 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Late Historical $1,495.10 $1,495.10 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $3,995.10 $1,495.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $3,995.10 $3,995.10 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $13,995.10 $3,995.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $13,995.10 $13,995.10 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $495.10 $13,995.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $1,495.10 $495.10 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $2,995.10 $1,495.10 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $10,495.10 $2,995.10 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $633.10 $10,495.10 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $138.10 $633.10 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Historical $23,738.10 $138.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $22,238.10 $23,738.10 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $0.00 $22,238.10 Source ↗