Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$144,809
incl. $2,990 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$97,037
To TN candidates
$71,000
73% of spending
To other PACs
$21,028
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $37,500 to 49 candidates
$29,500 to 36 Republicans $8,000 to 13 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $97,037 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $71,000 (73%) — 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: $5,009 ÷ Total spent: $97,037
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,009
Contributions to candidates $71,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $5,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 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 $71,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $37,500. Of the $33,500 difference, $33,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $33,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harper, Thelma $2,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Alexander, David $1,000.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $1,000.00
  • Tidwell, John $1,000.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $1,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $1,000.00
  • …and 37 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 Republican Caucus $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $4,000.00
Tenn. House Democratic Caucus $3,500.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tenn Republician Party $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Road Builders Association $27.80

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administration Expenses $2,500.00
Fundraiser Expense $1,152.37
Accounting Services $795.00
Annual Fee $200.00
Printing $185.71
P. O. Box Rental $128.00
Postage $48.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lojac Enterprises Inc. Lebanon, TN — $4,196.00
Wilson Associates Environmental Divisi Franklin, TN — $4,050.00
Site Safe LLC Leitchfield, KY — $3,599.00
Superior Traffic Control LLC Christiana, TN — $3,335.00
Charles Blalock Sons Inc. Sevierville, TN — $3,300.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $3,200.00
APAC TN INC Memphis Memphis, TN — $3,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $2,916.22
Athens Insurance Athens, TN — $2,500.00
Brown Brown of Tennessee Brentwood, TN — $2,500.00

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 2014 Amended Historical $135,861.02 $109,096.94 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 60710
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $140,355.02 $135,861.02 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 59351
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $158,051.69 $140,355.02 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 60703
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $175,346.69 $158,051.69 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 53030
Q2 2014 Historical $78,581.71 $175,346.69 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 51841
Q1 2014 Historical $78,571.48 $78,581.71 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 49717