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Tennessee Business Roundtable Business PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2011 · Treasurer: Patrick J. Sheehy · Nashville, TN

Raised
$33,500
Total Spent
$47,600
To TN candidates
$35,600
75% of spending
To other PACs
$12,000
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,000 to 5 candidates
$9,000 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,600 (75%) — 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: $47,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $35,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $2,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $2,000.00
John Ragan † Tennessee House, District 33 Rep. $2,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 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 $35,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,000. Of the $26,600 difference, $26,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harrell, Lee $7,100.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $2,500.00
  • Montgomery, Richard $2,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $2,000.00
  • Gotto, Jim $2,000.00
  • Holt, Andrew $2,000.00
  • Williamson, Charles $2,000.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $2,000.00
  • Claybaker, Ben $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • …and 3 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
Harwell PAC $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
Doc PAC $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ingram Industries Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
J R Hyde Memphis, TN Retired $10,000.00
Education Networks of America Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Mountain Empire Oil Co Johnson City, TN — $5,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
William A Blue Nashville, TN Middle Valley Tennessee Lawyers $1,000.00
Etta Clark Kingsport, TN — $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 2012 Historical $35,683.00 $35,683.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46311
Pre-General 2012 Historical $71,683.00 $35,683.00 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44923
Q3 2012 Historical $71,683.30 $71,683.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43916
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $71,683.30 $71,683.30 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42718
Q2 2012 Historical $59,783.30 $71,683.30 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41508
Q1 2012 Historical $49,783.30 $59,783.30 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39804