Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$137,482
incl. $5,215 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$110,516
To TN candidates
$61,000
55% of spending
Operating & other
$30,516
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 7 candidates
$3,500 to 5 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $110,516 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $61,000 (55%) — 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: $30,516 ÷ Total spent: $110,516
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $30,516
Contributions to candidates $61,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 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 $61,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $56,500 difference, $56,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $56,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Speaker's Fund $5,000.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
  • Rochelle, Bob $2,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Dubois, J. Thomas $1,000.00
  • Overbey, Doug $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • …and 70 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
Tenn Republician Party $5,500.00
Tenn. House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $3,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00
Raam PAC $2,000.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $27,020.65
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $750.00
Printing $584.98
Postage $160.43

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Premier Leasing LLC Lebanon, TN — $12,600.00
Frank E Neal Nashville, TN Frank E. Neal and Co Inc. $11,550.00
V De Thompson Lavergne, TN Thompson Machinery $9,250.00
Mark A Odom Cookeville, TN — $5,661.00
Harry W Stowers Jr Knoxville, TN Stowers Machinery Corp. $5,550.00
Stephen Wright Cleveland, TN Wright Brothers Construction Co Inc. $4,250.00
R T Summers Elizabethton, TN Summers-Taylor Inc $3,400.00
Pete Delay Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Todd Carson Nashville, TN C \& D Safety Co, LLC $2,500.00
Mark Neal Brentwood, TN Frank E Neal and Co Inc. $2,250.00

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 Historical $19,253.53 $29,532.34 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $20,333.53 $19,253.53 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $44,325.53 $20,333.53 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $40,577.15 $44,325.53 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $79,707.80 $40,577.15 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $19,693.84 $79,707.80 Source ↗