Tennessee Bankers Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$213,909
incl. $28,141 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$172,000
To TN candidates
$129,500
75% of spending
To other PACs
$42,500
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $109,250 to 52 candidates
$97,750 to 44 Republicans $11,500 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $172,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $129,500 (75%) — 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: $172,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $129,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $8,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $5,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $4,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $4,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $4,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $4,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $4,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $3,000.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $3,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $129,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $109,250. Of the $20,250 difference, $20,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $3,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $3,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $3,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Hodges, Jason $750.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $750.00
  • …and 2 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 Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $10,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00

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
FM Bank Clarksville, TN — $6,358.00
Citizens Tri County Bank Dunlap, TN — $5,098.00
Apex Bank Camden, TN — $5,000.00
Truist Financial Corporation Federal State Local Richmond, VA — $5,000.00
Wells Fargo Company Employee PAC Minneapolis, MN — $5,000.00
Triumph Bank Memphis, TN — $4,626.00
Volunteer State Bank Portland, TN — $4,240.00

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 2021 Historical $210,763.90 $155,002.44 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $112,193.50 $210,763.90 Source ↗