Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$30,985
incl. $28,615 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$36,400
To other PACs
$23,500
65% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,500
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,500 to 13 candidates
$9,000 to 12 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $36,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,500 (65%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $400 ÷ Total spent: $36,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $400
Contributions to candidates $12,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $750.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $750.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $750.00
Rush Bricken † Tennessee House, District 47 Rep. $750.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $500.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,500. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 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 $1,000.00
  • Faison's Freedom $750.00
  • Reeves, William S. $750.00
  • Ragan, John $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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari) $1,000.00
Envision Tennessee $1,000.00

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
Geoffrey Stewart Celina, TN Aprio, LLP $500.00
Sondra Harris Webb Rossville, TN Helena Chemical Company $500.00
Barrett Simonis Knoxville, TN Pugh Cpas $400.00
Jonathan Bailey Kingsport, TN Inhabit $250.00
Robert Whisenant Brentwood, TN Aprio, LLP $250.00
Anita Hamilton Medina, TN Bdo $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
Q4 2022 Historical $20,699.08 $25,319.08 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $23,699.08 $20,699.08 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $50,624.08 $23,699.08 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $53,339.08 $50,624.08 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $37,349.08 $53,339.08 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $30,704.08 $37,349.08 Source ↗