Tennessee Funeral Directors Assn PAC
Registered Dec 1997 · Treasurer: Robert W. Batson · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $10,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,500 (95%) — 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 / overhead spending | $500 |
| Contributions to candidates | $9,500 |
- To TN candidates $9,500 95%
- Operating & other $500 5.0%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Clark Boyd † | Tennessee House, District 46 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Gary W Hicks Jr † | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Paul Bailey | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Brent Taylor | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Michael Hale † | Tennessee House, District 40 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Rebecca Keefauver Alexander † | Tennessee House, District 07 | 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 $9,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $1,500 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Vaughn, Mary R. $1,000.00
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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powers, Bill | Donations | 10/30/2023 | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnes and Sons Funeral Home | Dyer, TN | — | $7,000.00 |
| Austin Bell Funeral Home | Springfield, TN | — | $4,910.00 |
| Moore Cortner Funeral Home, Inc. | Winchester, TN | — | $3,450.00 |
| Security National Ins Co | Salt Lake City, UT | — | $3,110.00 |
| Dale Layne | Palmer, TN | Layne Funeral Home | $1,576.00 |
| Jeffers Funeral and Cremation | Greeneville, TN | — | $1,155.00 |
| Adomat | Knoxville, TN | — | $950.00 |
| Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home | Columbia, TN | — | $600.00 |
| Dyersburg Funeral Home | Dyersburg, TN | — | $525.00 |
| Pamela S Stephens | Franklin, TN | Williamson Memorial Fuenral Home | $485.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.