Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$142,094
incl. $5,500 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$99,961
To TN candidates
$44,750
45% of spending
Operating & other
$27,911
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 6 candidates
$2,500 to 5 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $99,961 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,750 (45%) — 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: $27,911 ÷ Total spent: $99,961
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $27,911
Contributions to candidates $44,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $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 $44,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $41,250 difference, $41,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $41,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Ron $2,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $2,500.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $1,000.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Ford, Dale $1,000.00
  • Harmon, Bill $1,000.00
  • Harrison, Michael $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • …and 43 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
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $10,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tenn Republician Party $2,800.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00
Raam PAC $1,000.00
TN Kyle PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $25,677.75
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Printing $233.30

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Weaver Nashville, TN Waller Lansden Dortch \& Davis PLLC $17,770.00
R T Summers Elizabethton, TN Summers-Taylor Inc $6,500.00
Stephen Wright Cleveland, TN Wright Brothers Construction Co Inc. $6,350.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $5,900.00
Premier Leasing LLC Lebanon, TN — $5,000.00
Joe Charles Wilson Franklin, TN Wilson \& Associates PC $4,100.00
J C Siegrist Nashville, TN Eller \& Olsen Stone Co., Inc. $3,450.00
V De Thompson Lavergne, TN Thompson Machinery $3,000.00
James N Stansell Nashville, TN Stansell Electric Co., Inc. $2,750.00
DGML Company LLC Brentwood, TN — $2,650.00

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $41,977.10 $35,751.93 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $29,532.34 $41,977.10 Source ↗