Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Kara Fitzgerald · Brentwood, TN

Raised
$29,691
incl. $28,591 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,700
To TN candidates
$17,900
76% of spending
To other PACs
$5,800
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,950 to 24 candidates
$5,150 to 20 Republicans $800 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,900 (76%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $23,700
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $17,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $300.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $300.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $300.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $300.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $300.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $300.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $300.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $17,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,950. Of the $11,950 difference, $11,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,950 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 $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $300.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $300.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $300.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $300.00
  • …and 29 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 $1,500.00
RAAMPAC $1,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00
TN K PAC $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Sondra Harris Webb Rossville, TN Helena Chemical Company $450.00
Jere Ervin Old Hickory, TN Best Effort Made $250.00
Bobby Bellenfant Brentwood, TN Bellenfant \& Miles, PC, CPAs $200.00
Robert A Davidson Mt. Juliet, TN DGLF Cpas and Business Advisors $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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $57,489.07 $45,390.07 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $38,749.07 $57,489.07 Source ↗