Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$29,766
incl. $25,716 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$34,450
To TN candidates
$30,800
89% of spending
To other PACs
$3,250
9.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,850 to 33 candidates
$9,850 to 26 Republicans $2,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,450 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,800 (89%) — 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: $400 ÷ Total spent: $34,450
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $400
Contributions to candidates $30,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $750.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $750.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $750.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $30,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,850. Of the $18,950 difference, $18,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $2,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $750.00
  • Norris, Mark $750.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Harris, Lee $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • …and 34 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
RAAMPAC $2,500.00
McCormick PAC $750.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administration Fees $400.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Crowe PAC Indianapolis, IN — $1,500.00
Arthur Sparks Union City, TN Alexander Thompson Arnold Cpas $1,000.00
Sondra Harris Webb Rossville, TN Helena Chemical Company $500.00
Daniel Richards Arlington, TN Retired $250.00
Anita Hamilton Medina, TN Bdo $200.00
Arthur Van Buren Brentwood, TN Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC $200.00
David Morgan Brentwood, TN LBMC $200.00
Will Pugh Knoxville, TN Pugh & Company, PC $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 2015 Historical $64,204.26 $42,050.26 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $46,849.26 $64,204.26 Source ↗