Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$27,703
Total Spent
$60,244
To TN candidates
$39,000
65% of spending
To other PACs
$20,500
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $32,000 to 29 candidates
$26,000 to 22 Republicans $6,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $60,244 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $39,000 (65%) — 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: $744 ÷ Total spent: $60,244
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $744
Contributions to candidates $39,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $3,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $2,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Greg Vital † Tennessee House, District 29 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 $39,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $32,000. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Hall (House), Mark $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $500.00

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00
AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari) $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $743.54

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bristol Anesthesia Services Bristol, TN — $5,000.00
Patrick Forrest Nashville, TN Am Group $1,609.18
W Dyer Rodes MD Nashville, TN Anesthesia Medical Group $634.92
Austin Rich Nashville, TN Am Group $609.18
Claude Vachon Nashville, TN Am Group $609.18
David Petcu Nashville, TN Amg $609.18
Martyn Cavallo Nashville, TN Am Group $609.18
Michael Hays Nashville, TN Am Group $609.18
Steven Shankle Nashville, TN Am Group $609.18
Thomas Thomas Nashville, TN Am Group $609.18

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 2021 Historical $139,612.29 $105,195.31 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $137,736.19 $139,612.29 Source ↗