Tennessee Conservative PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$143,714
incl. $24 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$151,769
To TN candidates
$119,175
79% of spending
Operating & other
$32,594
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,000 to 1 candidate
$10,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $151,769 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $119,175 (79%) — 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: $32,594 ÷ Total spent: $151,769
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $32,594
Contributions to candidates $119,175

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $10,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $119,175 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,000. Of the $109,175 difference, $109,175 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $109,175 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bryson, Jim $15,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $13,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $10,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $10,000.00
  • Leibrock, Charlotte $10,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $9,500.00
  • Baird, William $5,000.00
  • Evans, Joshua $5,000.00
  • Gardner, Oscar $5,000.00
  • Takasaki, Ken $5,000.00
  • …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
Professional Services $12,180.00
Consulting Services $8,295.22
Fund Raising $3,558.91
Rent $1,870.00
Donations $1,100.00
Air Line Ticket $934.50
Telephone $865.21
Web Site $810.00
Postage $636.97
Cell Phone $524.56

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Gregory Bristol, TN Student $50,000.00
Joan Gregory Bristol, TN SJ Investments $40,000.00
John Gregory Bristol, TN King Pharmaceuticals $20,000.00
John M Gregory Bristol, TN — $20,000.00
Don McCleary Humboldt, TN legislature $2,500.00
Jimmy Matlock Lenoir City, TN Matlock & Sons Farm $2,500.00
Hugh O Maclellan Jr Lookout Mountain, TN — $2,000.00
Mark Caldwell Lookout Mountain, TN Caldwell Management Group $2,000.00
Justin Potter Wilson Nashville, TN Attorney $1,000.00
Ronald Ramsey Blountville, TN Ron Ramsey & Associates $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 2006 Amended Historical $36,716.44 $28,603.55 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Late Historical $19,628.77 $36,716.44 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $7,783.73 $19,628.77 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $10,911.05 $7,783.73 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $24,094.28 $10,911.05 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $37,010.26 $24,094.28 Source ↗