Memphis

Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$126,292
incl. $2,670 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$70,768
To TN candidates
$30,000
42% of spending
Operating & other
$22,768
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 7 candidates
$4,000 to 5 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,768 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,000 (42%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $22,768 ÷ Total spent: $70,768
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $22,768
Contributions to candidates $30,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 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 $30,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. Of the $24,000 difference, $24,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $24,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Harmon, Bill $1,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $1,000.00
  • McCord, Joe $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • …and 21 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 Republican Caucus $3,000.00
Tenn Republician Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,500.00
Tenn. House Democratic Caucus $1,500.00
KPAC $1,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Event Participant Appreciation Gifts $19,750.00
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $750.00
Annual Fee $100.00
P. O. Box Rental $96.00
Postage $44.00
Office Supplies $27.92

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Harry Stowers Knoxville, TN Stowers Equipment $12,947.00
James Weaver Nashville, TN Waller Lansden Dortch \& Davis PLLC $10,000.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $5,775.00
Joe L Rodgers Franklin, TN Civil Constructors, Inc. $4,300.00
Kevin Little Dickson, TN Vaughn Contractors $4,055.00
Premier Leasing LLC Lebanon, TN — $3,750.00
John Thompson Nashville, TN Thompson Machinery $2,600.00
R T Summers Elizabethton, TN Summers-Taylor Inc $2,370.00
Melynda Sammons Collierville, TN Tri-State Guardrail and Sign Co., Inc. $2,330.00
Hayes Farm LLC Paris, TN — $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
Year-End 2009 Amended Historical $53,742.80 $44,480.98 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29595
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $17,926.50 $53,742.80 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28124