Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: James N. Stansell, Jr · Nashville, TN

Raised
$693,006
incl. $3,300 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$353,395
To TN candidates
$271,000
77% of spending
To other PACs
$66,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $305,500 to 102 candidates
$274,500 to 83 Republicans $31,000 to 19 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $353,395 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $271,000 (77%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $16,395 ÷ Total spent: $353,395
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $16,395
Contributions to candidates $271,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $12,500.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $12,500.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $10,000.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $9,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $9,000.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $7,500.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $7,500.00
Ken Yager Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $7,500.00

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

Tracked candidates reported receiving $305,500 from this committee — $34,500 more than its own filings itemize ($271,000), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

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:

  • Burkhart, Jeff $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Tenn Republician Party $6,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn. House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $11,736.43
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $1,654.00
P. O. Box Rental $524.00
Office Supplies $283.98
Annual Fee $150.00
Postage $46.80

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN $125,500.00
Eubank Asphalt Paving Sealing Charlotte, TN $86,500.00
McCoy Construction Forestry Kingsport, TN $48,000.00
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Lebanon, TN $25,467.00
Nickolas Dibartolo Franklin, TN Rogers Group $22,000.00
Ford Construction Co Dyersburg, TN $20,525.00
Mid State Construction Co Inc. Livingston, TN $15,325.00
Ritchason Auctioneers Inc. Lebanon, TN $15,080.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN $14,500.00
Vaughn Contractors Inc. Waverly, TN $13,650.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $389,779.87 $428,290.74 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $445,336.53 $389,779.87 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $354,962.95 $445,336.53 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $435,370.20 $354,962.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $367,247.23 $435,370.20 Source ↗