Memphis

Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$160,053
incl. $3,780 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$204,350
Operating & other
$107,850
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$64,750
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 6 candidates
$5,000 to 6 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $204,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $107,850 (53%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $107,850 ÷ Total spent: $204,350
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $107,850
Contributions to candidates $64,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $250.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $64,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $59,750 difference, $59,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $59,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $7,500.00
  • Head, Tommy $3,000.00
  • Pinion, Phillip $3,000.00
  • Kilby, Tommy $2,750.00
  • Clabough, Bill $2,500.00
  • Garrett, Tim $2,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $2,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,500.00
  • Cohen, Steve $1,000.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $1,000.00
  • …and 52 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,500.00
Tenn Democratic Party $5,000.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $5,000.00
Tenn. House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $4,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $60,950.00
Reverse Drawing $44,000.00
Donations $2,000.00
Accounting Services $750.00
Annual Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Donald Chambers Lebanon, TN Lojac $10,550.00
Appalachian Equipment Company Knoxville, TN — $8,600.00
Frank E Neal Nashville, TN Frank E. Neal and Co Inc. $8,500.00
Marianne Ratliff Knoxville, TN Tennessee Asphalt Co $7,500.00
Eubank Asphalt Paving Sealing Charlotte, TN — $6,800.00
Harry Stowers Knoxville, TN Stowers Equipment $6,200.00
Joe Potter Friendsville, TN J & M Grading Division, LLC $5,272.50
MJR Enterprise Cloudland, GA — $4,500.00
Sammy Baggett Brownsville, TN Ford Construction Co. $4,200.00
E Bruce Wilsie Fincastle, VA Scott Insurance $3,900.00

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 Historical $21,690.60 $12,464.60 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3039
Q3 2004 Historical $42,559.10 $21,690.60 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1921
Q2 2004 Historical $108,180.10 $42,559.10 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1116
Q1 2004 Historical $57,163.12 $108,180.10 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 484