Tennessee Association of Broadcasters PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2014 · Treasurer: Brenda Heidt · Nashville, TN

Raised

$23,100

Total Spent

$10,000

Operating & other

$6,500

65% of spending

To TN candidates

$3,500

35% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 6 candidates

$3,000 to 5 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,500 (65%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $6,500 ÷ Total spent: $10,000

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$6,500
Contributions to candidates	$3,500

Source filings:

Q4 2014

Operating & other $6,500 65%
To TN candidates $3,500 35%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Ron Ramsey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 04	Rep.	$1,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer ^†	Tennessee House, District 17	Rep.	$500.00
Bo Watson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 11	Rep.	$500.00
Doug Overbey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 02	Rep.	$500.00
John Stevens ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 24	Rep.	$500.00
Johnny Shaw ^†	Tennessee House, District 80	Dem.	$500.00

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

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Donations	$6,500.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Kelsey, Brian	Donations	01/08/2015	$1,000.00
Lundberg, Jon	Donations	01/08/2015	$1,000.00
Armstrong, Joe	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00
Casada, Glen	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00
Coley, James	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00
Green (Senate), Mark E.	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00
Haslam, Bill	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00
Haynes, Ryan	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00
Ketron, Bill	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00
McCormick, Gerald	Donations	01/08/2015	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Tennessee Association of Broadcasters	Nashville, TN	—	$23,100.00

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 2014 Amended Historical	$0.00	$13,100.00	Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 61290