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Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$53,503
incl. $3,019 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$61,650
To TN candidates
$55,650
90% of spending
Operating & other
$5,000
8.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $30,400 to 32 candidates
$27,400 to 27 Republicans $3,000 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $61,650 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $55,650 (90%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $5,000 ÷ Total spent: $61,650
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,000
Contributions to candidates $55,650
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $2,500.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $2,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
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 $55,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $30,400. Of the $25,250 difference, $25,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $25,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dickerson, Steven $2,500.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $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
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $5,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bristol Anesthesia Services Bristol, TN — $5,000.00
Marc Siegel Nashville, TN Am Group $600.08
Arthur Smith Knoxville, TN Univ. Anesthesiologists $500.00
Brigette Messenger Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
Cody Rowan Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
Craig Combs Knoxville, TN Univ. Anesthesiologists $500.00
Daniel Bustamante MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologists $500.00
Daniel Sewell Knoxville, TN Univ. Group $500.00
Don R Pearson MD Knoxville, TN University Anesthesiologist $500.00
Edward Mobley 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 2015 Historical $79,554.74 $52,331.75 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61364
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $60,082.04 $79,554.74 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60249