Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Rosie Dykes · Nashville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $59,000.00 | $54,050.00 | $39,900.00 |
| 2025 | $87,921.42 | $108,487.46 | $64,000.00 |
| 2024 | $81,500.00 | $179,697.10 | $111,000.00 |
| 2023 | $143,003.31 | $73,503.31 | $49,000.00 |
| 2022 | $76,050.00 | $72,750.00 | $42,750.00 |
| 2021 | $86,689.12 | $48,959.37 | $25,700.00 |
| 2020 | $60,350.00 | $48,850.00 | $22,000.00 |
| 2019 | $51,150.00 | $43,000.00 | $21,000.00 |
| 2018 | $65,750.00 | $62,650.00 | $23,800.00 |
| 2017 | $20,950.00 | $17,000.00 | $4,250.00 |
| 2016 | $45,650.00 | $39,200.00 | $15,700.00 |
| 2015 | $15,975.00 | $20,345.06 | $2,000.00 |
| 2014 | $36,759.00 | $46,600.00 | $10,500.00 |
| 2013 | $19,598.00 | $9,850.00 | $0.00 |
| 2012 | $27,200.00 | $47,100.00 | $9,750.00 |
| 2011 | $20,050.00 | $8,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 2010 | $26,850.00 | $44,519.75 | $4,950.00 |
| 2009 | $28,282.44 | $4,794.81 | $500.00 |
| 2008 | $30,100.00 | $33,148.86 | $4,200.00 |
| 2007 | $8,245.00 | $3,731.00 | $500.00 |
| 2006 | $7,800.00 | $10,584.30 | $1,500.00 |
| 2005 | $2,825.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $14,725.00 | $9,574.15 | $250.00 |
| All years | $1,016,423.29 | $986,395.17 | $311,600.00 |
Raised
$1,016,423
incl. $1,525 unitemized small gifts
excl. $141 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$986,395
To TN candidates
$674,039
68% of spending
To other PACs
$291,500
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $311,600 to 110 candidates
$291,850 to 99 Republicans $19,750 to 11 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $986,395 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $674,039 (68%) — 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: $20,856 ÷ Total spent: $986,395
| Operating / overhead spending | $20,856 |
| Contributions to candidates | $674,039 |
- To TN candidates $674,039 68%
- To other PACs $291,500 30%
- Operating & other $20,856 2.1%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $27,300.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $19,000.00 |
| Marsha Blackburn | Governor | Rep. | $15,400.00 |
| Clark Boyd † | Tennessee House, District 46 | Rep. | $15,250.00 |
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $12,500.00 |
| Mark White † | Tennessee House, District 83 | Rep. | $10,500.00 |
| Bo Watson | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $9,000.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $7,750.00 |
| Paul Bailey | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $674,039 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $311,600. Of the $362,439 difference, $222,189 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $140,250 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $222,189 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 $9,500.00
- Lundberg, Jon $9,400.00
- Bell, Mike $8,500.00
- Reeves, William S. $7,000.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $6,650.00
- Johnson, Curtis $6,250.00
- McCormick, Gerald $5,900.00
- Ramsey, Ron $5,500.00
- Casada, Glen $5,300.00
- Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
- …and 136 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Republican Caucus | $52,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $42,500.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $39,500.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $39,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $25,500.00 |
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | $14,500.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $12,500.00 |
| KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $7,000.00 |
| Jobs4Tn PAC | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Inauguration | $7,500.00 |
| Donations | $3,750.00 |
| Food / Beverage | $2,739.25 |
| Fundraising Event | $1,503.31 |
| Registry Fee | $1,500.00 |
| Office Supplies | $1,383.58 |
| Professional Services | $1,000.00 |
| Mileage | $926.08 |
| Printing | $370.25 |
| Postage | $168.58 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Bill | Inauguration | 12/06/2018 | $7,500.00 |
| Beavers, Mae | Donations | 09/26/2006 | $2,000.00 |
| Bit O Heaven Catering | Food / Beverage | 06/05/2024 | $1,697.10 |
| Aro Creative | Food / Beverage | 11/03/2019 | $1,000.00 |
| Nashville Masters Golf Tournament | Donations | 08/20/2013 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry | Professional Services | 12/19/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry | Fundraising Event | 10/30/2023 | $917.27 |
| Tennessee State Museum | Donations | 03/21/2013 | $750.00 |
| Safeguard Business Systems | Office Supplies | 11/04/2025 | $472.46 |
| Safeguard Business Systems | Printing | 02/05/2021 | $370.25 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Chamber of Commerce Industry | Nashville, TN | — | $230,810.54 |
| Amazon | Nashville, TN | — | $90,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund | Brentwood, TN | — | $83,500.00 |
| Caterpillar, Inc. | Springfield, IL | — | $68,000.00 |
| Brown Forman | Louisville, KY | — | $35,000.00 |
| Federal Express PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $35,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $28,500.00 |
| Ted Welch | Nashville, TN | Ted Welch Investments | $27,000.00 |
| American Chemistry Council | Atlanta, GA | — | $21,450.00 |
| Caterpillar Employees PAC | Peoria, IL | — | $21,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $36,183.23 | $30,183.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $24,168.72 | $36,183.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $25,197.97 | $24,168.72 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $46,609.97 | $25,197.97 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Amended | $51,032.85 | $46,609.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Amended Historical | $142,372.59 | $51,032.85 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $163,372.59 | $142,372.59 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $175,585.29 | $163,372.59 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $161,085.29 | $175,585.29 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $154,442.08 | $161,085.29 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $148,051.33 | $154,442.08 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $120,419.61 | $148,051.33 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended Historical | $77,301.07 | $120,419.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $101,594.32 | $77,301.07 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $65,844.32 | $101,594.32 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $80,761.50 | $65,844.32 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $81,261.50 | $80,761.50 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Amended Historical | $86,142.16 | $81,261.50 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $73,604.61 | $86,142.16 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $52,999.64 | $73,604.61 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical | $35,755.53 | $52,999.64 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $23,035.88 | $24,028.54 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $15,795.26 | $23,035.88 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $39,004.49 | $15,795.26 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $37,504.49 | $39,004.49 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $54,249.71 | $37,504.49 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $56,749.71 | $54,249.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $28,465.27 | $56,749.71 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Amended Historical | $12,552.20 | $28,465.27 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $9,334.30 | $12,552.20 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $8,567.71 | $9,334.30 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $15,155.46 | $8,567.71 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $18,151.68 | $15,155.46 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $13,892.47 | $18,151.68 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Late Historical | $17,392.47 | $13,892.47 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $3,490.12 | $17,392.47 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $1,087.93 | $3,490.12 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Amended Historical | $18,333.81 | $1,087.93 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical | $5,424.25 | $18,333.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Amended Historical | $17,813.25 | $5,424.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical | $21,813.25 | $17,813.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Amended Historical | $23,097.98 | $21,813.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $29,597.98 | $23,097.98 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $16,389.20 | $29,597.98 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $15,215.23 | $16,389.20 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $14,557.90 | $15,215.23 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $5,429.04 | $14,557.90 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $23,762.70 | $25,275.59 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $13,056.87 | $23,762.70 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $22,034.06 | $13,056.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $32,445.72 | $22,034.06 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $52,342.17 | $32,445.72 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $55,842.17 | $52,342.17 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $46,690.58 | $55,842.17 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $30,244.51 | $46,690.58 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $26,313.88 | $30,244.51 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical | $6,756.88 | $26,313.88 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $10,197.92 | $6,756.88 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $25,955.74 | $10,197.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Amended Historical | $23,005.74 | $25,955.74 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $19,755.74 | $23,005.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $16,755.74 | $19,755.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $9,805.74 | $16,755.74 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $10,470.74 | $9,805.74 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Historical | $5,291.74 | $10,470.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $5,626.04 | $5,291.74 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $12,126.04 | $5,626.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $9,276.04 | $12,126.04 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $9,276.04 | $9,276.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Historical | $9,076.04 | $9,276.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $8,151.04 | $9,076.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $8,151.04 | $8,151.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $8,101.04 | $8,151.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $5,326.04 | $8,101.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Amended Historical | $5,401.04 | $5,326.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $9,301.04 | $5,401.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $7,410.17 | $9,301.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $660.17 | $7,410.17 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $284.32 | $660.17 | Source ↗ |