Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$46,206
incl. $38,406 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$32,400
To other PACs
$18,250
56% of spending
To TN candidates
$13,750
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,750 to 16 candidates
$8,750 to 14 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,250 (56%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $32,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $400
Contributions to candidates $13,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00
Rush Bricken † Tennessee House, District 47 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $750.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $750.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $750.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 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 $13,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,750. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Faison's Freedom $750.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $750.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $500.00
  • Ragan, John $500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00
Bell PAC $750.00
Envision Tennessee $750.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $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
Alexander Thompson Arnold PLLC Union City, TN — $2,200.00
Cpas PC Cowart Reese Sargent Jackson, TN — $750.00
Arthur Sparks Union City, TN Alexander Thompson Arnold Cpas $500.00
Cpas PLLC Puryear Noonan Nashville, TN — $500.00
Geoffrey Stewart Celina, TN Aprio, LLP $500.00
Miller McPhail Cpas PLLC Athens, TN — $500.00
Sondra Harris Webb Rossville, TN Helena Chemical Company $500.00
Steven Hamilton Germantown, TN Scott & Pohlman, PC $500.00
Carol Abney Celina, TN Abney CPA PLLC $400.00
Bishop Arrendale PLLC Harting Cleveland, TN — $300.00

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 2021 Historical $53,874.08 $30,704.08 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $16,898.08 $53,874.08 Source ↗