Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$60,350
excl. $141 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$48,850
To TN candidates
$30,750
63% of spending
To other PACs
$18,000
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $22,000 to 20 candidates
$19,500 to 17 Republicans $2,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $48,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,750 (63%) — 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: $48,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $30,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,500.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $30,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $22,000. Of the $8,750 difference, $8,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $250.00

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) $6,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

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
Chemours New Johnsonville, TN — $10,000.00
Amazon Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Brown Forman Louisville, KY — $5,000.00
Caterpillar, Inc. Springfield, IL — $5,000.00
Atmos Energy PAC Dallas, TX — $2,500.00
Core Civic Brentwood, TN — $2,500.00
Drexel Chemical Company Memphis, TN — $2,500.00
Dupont Tate and Lyle Bio Products LLC Loudon, TN — $2,500.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $2,500.00
McKee Foods Corporation Collegedale, TN — $2,500.00

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 2020 Amended Historical $25,829.64 $35,755.53 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical $26,079.64 $25,829.64 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $32,308.62 $26,079.64 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $32,308.62 $32,308.62 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $24,650.07 $32,308.62 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $24,028.54 $24,650.07 Source ↗