Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$73,045
incl. $5,428 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$66,325
To TN candidates
$58,325
88% of spending
To other PACs
$8,000
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,250 to 9 candidates
$6,750 to 7 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $66,325 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $58,325 (88%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $66,325
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $58,325

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $58,325 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,250. Of the $51,075 difference, $51,075 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $51,075 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Overbey, Doug $2,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $1,500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,500.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,500.00
  • Marrero (Senate), Beverly $1,500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,500.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,500.00
  • Pruitt, Mary $1,500.00
  • Shepard, David $1,500.00
  • …and 49 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 Republican Caucus $2,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Arthur Smith Knoxville, TN Univ. Anesthesiologists $1,000.00
Daniel Bustamante MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $1,000.00
Daniel Sewell Knoxville, TN Univ. Group $1,000.00
Don Adams Knoxville, TN Univ. Anesthesiologists $1,000.00
Don R Pearson MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologist $1,000.00
Edward Mobley MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $1,000.00
J Russell Langdon MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $1,000.00
Jack J Chavez MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $1,000.00
Jerry L Epps MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $1,000.00
Joseph E Simpson MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $1,000.00

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 2008 Amended Historical $20,503.03 $41,160.82 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Late Historical $20,503.03 $20,503.03 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $23,135.89 $20,503.03 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Late Historical $23,135.89 $23,135.89 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $34,699.89 $23,135.89 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $34,391.44 $34,699.89 Source ↗