Tennessee Bankers Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$221,848
incl. $16,134 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$257,500
To TN candidates
$207,000
80% of spending
To other PACs
$50,500
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $173,500 to 67 candidates
$152,000 to 58 Republicans $21,500 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $257,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $207,000 (80%) — 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: $257,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $207,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $10,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $8,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $8,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $7,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $5,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $5,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $4,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $207,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $173,500. Of the $33,500 difference, $33,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $33,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $7,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $6,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Testerman, Janet $1,500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • …and 8 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 $12,500.00
Tenn. Republican Party $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $7,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
Tennessee S Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Commercial Bank Harrogate, TN — $7,500.00
Firstbank Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
Southeast Bank Knoxville, TN — $7,500.00
Wilson Bank Trust Lebanon, TN — $7,500.00
FM Bank Clarksville, TN — $6,727.00
Citizens Tri County Bank Dunlap, TN — $5,828.00
Apex Bank Camden, TN — $5,000.00
Insbank Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
The Farmers Bank Portland, TN — $5,000.00
First Community Bank of Tennessee Shelbyville, TN — $4,500.00

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 2022 Historical $106,874.50 $119,233.44 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $164,079.00 $106,874.50 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $230,937.66 $164,079.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $234,674.45 $230,937.66 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $251,240.44 $234,674.45 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $155,002.44 $251,240.44 Source ↗