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Tennessee Association of Broadcasters PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$22,000
To TN candidates
$21,000
95% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
4.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $16,000 to 21 candidates
$15,000 to 18 Republicans $1,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,000 (95%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $22,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $21,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 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 $21,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $16,000. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $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
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Association of Broadcasters Nashville, TN — $15,000.00

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
Year-End 2019 Historical $28,449.80 $11,449.80 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86201
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $18,449.80 $28,449.80 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84957