Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$66,676
incl. $7,139 unitemized small gifts
excl. $35,171 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$2,750
To TN candidates
$1,750
64% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,750 (64%) — 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: $2,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $1,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $750 difference, $750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ferguson, Dennis $500.00
  • Cobb, Ty $250.00

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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
M D Kenneth L Sears Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Donald Moore Ooltewah, TN Anesthesiology Consultants Exc $600.00
M D C Travis Brannon Nashville, TN Neursosurgical Anesthesiologists, PLC $600.00
Marc N Siegel MD Franklin, TN Anesthesia Medical Group $600.00
Michael J Sutter MD Nashville, TN Anesthesia Medical Group $600.00
Russell Hill Chattanooga, TN Anesthesiology Consultants Exchange $600.00
Samuel M Smith Chattanooga, TN Anesthesiology Consultants Group $600.00
M D David Alan Van Alstine Memphis, TN Medcial Anesthesia Group $520.00
Arthur Smith Knoxville, TN Univ. Anesthesiologists $500.00
Daniel Bustamante MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $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 2009 Historical $38,410.82 $140,312.41 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical $41,160.82 $38,410.82 Source ↗