Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$144,825
incl. $5,085 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$130,936
To TN candidates
$71,250
54% of spending
Operating & other
$33,186
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 7 candidates
$5,500 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $130,936 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $71,250 (54%) — 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: $33,186 ÷ Total spent: $130,936
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $33,186
Contributions to candidates $71,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
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 $71,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $65,750 difference, $65,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $65,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Mumpower, Jason $3,000.00
  • Overbey, Doug $2,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $2,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $2,000.00
  • Bone, Stratton $1,500.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Camp, Randy $1,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,000.00
  • Ruppe, Becky $1,000.00
  • Finney, Raymond (2008) $1,000.00
  • …and 77 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 $5,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $3,500.00
Tenn Republician Party $3,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $27,855.13
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Food / Beverage $1,300.12
Accounting Services $750.00
Event Participant Appreciation Gifts $435.00
Printing $281.95
Bank Fees $250.00
Tax Return $241.15
Postage $72.52

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Weaver Nashville, TN Waller Lansden Dortch \& Davis PLLC $20,000.00
Harry W Stowers Jr Knoxville, TN Stowers Machinery Corp. $6,246.00
C D Safety Company LLC Nashville, TN — $6,000.00
Premier Leasing LLC Lebanon, TN — $5,500.00
Joe L Rodgers Franklin, TN Civil Constructors, Inc. $5,325.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $5,225.00
R T Summers Elizabethton, TN Summers-Taylor Inc $3,390.00
Mark A Odom Cookeville, TN — $3,200.00
Joe Charles Wilson Franklin, TN Wilson \& Associates PC $3,138.00
Stephen Wright Cleveland, TN Wright Brothers Construction Co Inc. $2,850.00

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 2008 Historical $34,208.76 $17,926.50 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $32,292.06 $34,208.76 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $70,265.23 $32,292.06 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $61,015.23 $70,265.23 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $64,375.58 $61,015.23 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $35,751.93 $64,375.58 Source ↗