Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jonathan R. Hughes, MD · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$22,093
incl. $7,203 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$32,600
To TN candidates
$22,100
68% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 4 candidates
$3,000 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,100 (68%) — 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: $4,500 ÷ Total spent: $32,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,500
Contributions to candidates $22,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $22,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $19,100 difference, $19,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Berke, Andrew $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $1,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Cobb, Curt $500.00
  • Cobb, James $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Deberry, Lois $500.00
  • …and 24 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
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Rampac $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $4,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Katherine R Gardner MD Koxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $700.00
Arthur A Smith MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
Daniel Bustamante MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
David Vickers Franklin, TN Nashville Anesthesiologist $500.00
Don R Pearson MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologist $500.00
Edward Mobley MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
Greg King Kinxville, TN Anesthesia Medical Alliance of East Tennessee $500.00
J Russell Langdon MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
Jack J Chavez MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
James Byland Madison, TN Nashville Anesthesia Services $500.00

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 2007 Amended Historical $66,960.40 $34,391.44 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Late Historical $44,867.90 $66,960.40 Source ↗