Tennessee Conservative PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2004 · Treasurer: James L Holcomb · Bluff City, TN

Raised
$297,222
Total Spent
$227,840
To TN candidates
$196,500
86% of spending
Operating & other
$31,340
14% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $227,840 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $196,500 (86%) — 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: $31,340 ÷ Total spent: $227,840
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $31,340
Contributions to candidates $196,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $196,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $196,500 difference, $196,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $196,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Sharp, Jerry $15,000.00
  • Stallings, Ron $15,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $15,000.00
  • Finney, Raymond $13,000.00
  • Fullington, Nina $10,000.00
  • Gardner, Oscar $10,000.00
  • Godsey, Steve $10,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $10,000.00
  • Kerney, Neal $10,000.00
  • Parker, Randall $10,000.00
  • …and 12 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $7,500.00
Professional Services $5,000.00
Reservation Deposit $5,000.00
Promo Incentives $4,166.72
Office Supplies $1,864.89
Advertising $1,680.00
Telephone $1,417.78
Rent $1,360.00
Legal $1,182.50
Food / Beverage $800.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
John Gregory Bristol, TN King Pharmaceuticals $275,150.00
James Gregory Bristol, TN Student $10,000.00
Susan Gregory Bluff City, TN — $5,000.00
David Fowler Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
Randy Mc Nally Oak Ridge, TN — $1,000.00
Ronald Ramsey Blountville, TN Ron Ramsey & Associates $1,000.00
B W Ruffner Signal Mountain, TN — $500.00
Fred Jarvis Bristol, TN — $500.00
Gregory Tebeau Bristol, TN — $500.00
Joe Maciome Jr Bristol, TN — $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 2004 Amended Historical $58,783.20 $69,618.31 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $14,118.01 $58,783.20 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $14,671.23 $14,118.01 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $0.00 $14,671.23 Source ↗