Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Rosie Dykes · Nashville, TN

Raised
$27,200
Total Spent
$47,100
To TN candidates
$44,500
94% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
5.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,750 to 24 candidates
$8,500 to 21 Republicans $1,250 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,500 (94%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $47,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $44,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 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 $44,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,750. Of the $34,750 difference, $34,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $34,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Maggart, Debra Young $2,500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $1,500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $1,000.00
  • McManus, Stephen $1,000.00
  • Montgomery, Richard $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Watson, Eric $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • …and 51 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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Registry Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Caterpillar, Inc. Springfield, IL — $6,000.00
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Ted Welch Nashville, TN Ted Welch Investments $5,000.00
Hamilton Ryker Co LLC Martin, TN — $1,500.00
McKee Foods Corporation Collegedale, TN — $1,500.00
Energysolutions INC Fund for Effective Government Salt Lake City, UT — $1,000.00
Larry Denbrock Milan, TN Assa Abloy Door Group $1,000.00
Packaging Corporation of America Counce, TN — $1,000.00
Pat Riley Trenton, TN TN Natural Gas Association $1,000.00
Steven H Taylor Nashville, TN Federal Express Corporation $1,000.00

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 2012 Amended Historical $36,890.49 $5,429.04 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $36,890.49 $36,890.49 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $25,293.48 $36,890.49 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $35,793.48 $25,293.48 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $33,355.59 $35,793.48 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $25,275.59 $33,355.59 Source ↗