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Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$202,402
incl. $3,320 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$134,706
To TN candidates
$102,700
76% of spending
To other PACs
$21,500
16% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $33,000 to 44 candidates
$28,500 to 35 Republicans $4,500 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $134,706 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $102,700 (76%) — 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: $10,506 ÷ Total spent: $134,706
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,506
Contributions to candidates $102,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,000.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $102,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $33,000. Of the $69,700 difference, $69,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $69,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $10,700.00
  • Norris, Mark $2,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $2,500.00
  • Barnes, Tim $2,000.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $1,500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Ford, Dale $1,000.00
  • Forgety, John W. $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • …and 63 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
RAAMPAC $4,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Harwell PAC $2,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $7,635.82
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $750.00
P. O. Box Rental $120.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $19,150.00
Iron Planet Collierville, TN — $10,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $7,476.00
Phillips Jordan Inc. Knoxville, TN — $7,050.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $7,000.00
Mark Neal Brentwood, TN Frank E Neal and Co Inc. $6,250.00
Robert Andrew Davidson Nashville, TN Frank E. Neal and Co Inc. $5,000.00
J M Grading Division LLC Friendsville, TN — $4,155.00
James T Stansell Nashville, TN Stansell Electric Co., Inc. $3,935.00
Ritchason Auctioneers Inc. Lebanon, TN — $3,860.00

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 2012 Amended Historical $64,246.82 $21,005.59 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46994
Pre-General 2012 Historical $73,781.82 $64,246.82 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 43261
Q3 2012 Historical $58,655.26 $73,781.82 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 42181
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $70,295.26 $58,655.26 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 40977
Q2 2012 Historical $94,561.25 $70,295.26 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40370
Q1 2012 Historical $2,880.23 $94,561.25 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39219