Tennessee Bankers Association PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jason Holliman · Nashville, TN

Raised
$207,375
incl. $29,881 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$162,500
To TN candidates
$129,000
79% of spending
To other PACs
$33,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $96,000 to 67 candidates
$86,000 to 57 Republicans $10,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $162,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $129,000 (79%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $162,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $129,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $5,000.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $4,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $3,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,000.00
Rush Bricken † Tennessee House, District 47 Rep. $3,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $129,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $96,000. Of the $33,000 difference, $33,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $33,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Curcio, Michael G. $4,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $3,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $2,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Staples, Rick $1,500.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • …and 15 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
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Firstbank Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
Reliant Bank Brentwood, TN — $7,500.00
Southeast Bank Knoxville, TN — $7,500.00
Terry Lee Harrogate, TN Commercial Bank $6,640.00
FM Bank Clarksville, TN — $5,875.00
Franklin Synergy Bank Franklin, TN — $5,000.00
Truist Winston Salem, NC — $5,000.00
The Farmers Bank Portland, TN — $4,850.00
Citizens Tri County Bank Dunlap, TN — $4,538.00
Triumph Bank Memphis, TN — $4,200.00

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 2020 Amended Historical $93,864.06 $112,193.50 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $96,092.58 $93,864.06 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $148,043.62 $96,092.58 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $177,732.14 $148,043.62 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $166,159.70 $177,732.14 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $60,568.82 $166,159.70 Source ↗