Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$151,757

incl. $2,645 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$71,245

To TN candidates

$42,700

60% of spending

To other PACs

$24,500

34% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $10,500 to 18 candidates

$8,000 to 13 Republicans $2,500 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $71,245 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $42,700 (60%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $4,045 ÷ Total spent: $71,245

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$4,045
Contributions to candidates	$42,700

Source filings:

To TN candidates $42,700 60%
To other PACs $24,500 34%
Operating & other $4,045 5.7%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Kelly T Keisling ^†	Tennessee House, District 38	Rep.	$1,000.00
Michael Harrison ^†	Tennessee House, District 09	Rep.	$1,000.00
Randy McNally ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 06	Rep.	$500.00
Bo Mitchell ^†	Tennessee House, District 50	Dem.	$500.00
Darren Jernigan ^†	Tennessee House, District 60	Dem.	$500.00
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Frank S Niceley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 08	Rep.	$500.00
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$500.00
Jimmy Matlock ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	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 $42,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,500. Of the $32,200 difference, $32,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $32,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Haslam, Bill $11,200.00
McDaniel, Steve $2,500.00
Williams, W. Kent $1,000.00
Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
Casada, Glen $1,000.00
Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
Harper, Thelma $1,000.00
McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
Roach, Dennis (Coach) $1,000.00
Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
…and 19 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
Harwell PAC	$5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus	$5,000.00
RAAMPAC	$4,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee	$2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party	$2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC	$2,500.00
Majority Tennessee	$2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus	$1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Administration Expenses	$2,000.00
Campaign Workers	$1,000.00
Accounting Services	$775.00
P. O. Box Rental	$124.00
Annual Fee	$100.00
Postage	$46.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Weaver, Terri LYNN	Campaign Workers	09/03/2013	$1,000.00
Cooper, Travis & Company	Accounting Services	09/25/2013	$775.00
Tennessee Road Builders Association	Administration Expenses	01/30/2013	$500.00
Tennessee Road Builders Association	Administration Expenses	10/01/2013	$500.00
Tennessee Road Builders Association	Administration Expenses	09/03/2013	$500.00
Tennessee Road Builders Association	Administration Expenses	09/03/2013	$500.00
United States Postal Service	P. O. Box Rental	11/15/2013	$124.00
Registry of Election Finance	Annual Fee	01/31/2013	$100.00
United States Postal Service	Postage	09/25/2013	$46.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Lojac Enterprises Inc.	Lebanon, TN	—	$8,196.00
Thompson Machinery	Lavergne, TN	—	$6,500.00
Reliable Asphalt Products	Shelbyville, KY	—	$4,100.00
Vce, Inc.	Nashville, TN	—	$4,000.00
Vulcan Construction Materials LLC	Brentwood, TN	—	$4,000.00
Charles Blalock Sons Inc.	Sevierville, TN	—	$3,300.00
Lehman Roberts Co	Memphis, TN	—	$3,300.00
Stowers Machinery Corp	Knoxville, TN	—	$3,066.00
Wilson Associates Environmental Divisi	Franklin, TN	—	$3,055.00
Bell Associates Construction LP	Brentwood, TN	—	$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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical	$117,959.66	$78,571.48	Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50469
Mid-Year 2013 Historical	$21,005.59	$117,959.66	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47119