Tennessee Bankers Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$244,573
incl. $30,247 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$181,314
To TN candidates
$133,000
73% of spending
To other PACs
$38,000
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $113,000 to 37 candidates
$101,000 to 33 Republicans $12,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $181,314 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $133,000 (73%) — 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: $10,314 ÷ Total spent: $181,314
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,314
Contributions to candidates $133,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $8,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $5,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $5,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $5,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $4,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $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 $133,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $113,000. Of the $20,000 difference, $20,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $5,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $4,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $4,000.00
  • Swann, Art $3,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Davis, Anthony $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00

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 $15,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $3,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Statesmen'S Dinner $10,000.00
Bank Fees $313.64

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
FM Bank Clarksville, TN — $7,500.00
Firstbank Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
Southeast Bank Knoxville, TN — $7,500.00
Terry Lee Harrogate, TN Commercial Bank $7,500.00
Wilson Bank Trust Lebanon, TN — $7,500.00
Citizens Tri County Bank Dunlap, TN — $6,196.00
First Community Bank of Tennessee Shelbyville, TN — $5,000.00
Insbank Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Security Bank Trust Company Paris, TN — $5,000.00
The Bank of Fayette County Piperton, TN — $5,000.00

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 2023 Historical $283,975.75 $182,492.66 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Amended Historical $119,233.44 $283,975.75 Source ↗