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Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$139,338
incl. $2,387 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$100,422
To TN candidates
$47,750
48% of spending
Operating & other
$40,672
41% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,500 to 15 candidates
$14,000 to 14 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $100,422 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,750 (48%) — 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: $40,672 ÷ Total spent: $100,422
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $40,672
Contributions to candidates $47,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $2,500.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $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 $47,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,500. Of the $33,250 difference, $33,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $33,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Berke, Andrew $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • …and 33 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 $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Event Participant Appreciation Gifts $36,122.00
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Fundraiser Expense $1,699.79
Accounting Services $750.00
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
John Thompson Nashville, TN Thompson Machinery $15,000.00
Joe L Rodgers Franklin, TN Civil Constructors, Inc. $10,666.66
Massey George Lebanon, TN — $10,000.00
Wilson Associates Environmental Divisi Franklin, TN — $8,533.33
Keith Pyle Nashville, TN Bell and Associates Construction LP $4,500.00
Mark Odom Cookeville, TN Highways Inc. $3,990.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $3,833.33
Lojac Enterprises Inc. Lebanon, TN — $3,750.00
Harry Stowers Knoxville, TN Stowers Equipment $3,250.00
Robert Davidson Brentwood, TN Davidson Golden and Lundy PC $3,000.00

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 2011 Historical $17,644.11 $2,880.23 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 37980
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $14,840.53 $17,644.11 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 35707