Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$30,885
incl. $20,950 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$30,400
To TN candidates
$17,000
56% of spending
To other PACs
$13,000
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,500 to 30 candidates
$13,000 to 25 Republicans $2,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $30,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,000 (56%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $30,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $400
Contributions to candidates $17,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kerry Roberts Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00
Aftyn Behn † Tennessee House, District 51 Dem. $500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $500.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Fred A. Atchley † Tennessee House, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, 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 $17,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,500. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Elect Lundberg $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $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) $1,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,000.00
Tennessee House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Senate Democrats $1,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $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
Arthur Sparks Union City, TN Alexander Thompson Arnold Cpas $1,000.00
Katherine Watts Jackson, TN Horne LLP $500.00
Sondra Harris Webb Rossville, TN Helena Chemical Company $500.00
Jonathan Bailey Kingsport, TN Inhabit $250.00
Robert Whisenant Brentwood, TN Aprio, LLP $250.00
Andrea Meinardi Franklin, TN Crowe LLP $200.00
Barrett Simonis Knoxville, TN Pugh Cpas $200.00
Daniel Richards Arlington, TN Retired $200.00
Peggy Snow Brentwood, TN Peggy B. Snow, CPA $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 2024 Historical $17,774.08 $24,394.08 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $46,239.08 $17,774.08 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $44,574.08 $46,239.08 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $43,814.08 $44,574.08 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $30,019.08 $43,814.08 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $23,444.08 $30,019.08 Source ↗