Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$201,579
incl. $3,140 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$21,062
To other PACs
$9,500
45% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,000
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,062 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,500 (45%) — went to other PACs and committees.

Why this number?

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: $5,562 ÷ Total spent: $21,062
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,562
Contributions to candidates $6,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 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 $6,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tracy, Jim $3,000.00
  • Overbey, Doug $1,500.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $500.00
  • Kane, Roger $500.00

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
Jobs4Tn PAC $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
RAAMPAC $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $2,607.47
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $825.00
P. O. Box Rental $130.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Superior Traffic Control LLC Christiana, TN — $6,684.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $5,735.00
Lojac Enterprises Inc. Lebanon, TN — $5,400.00
Premier Leasing LLC Lebanon, TN — $5,300.00
Brown Brown of Tennessee Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Ford Construction Co Dyersburg, TN — $5,000.00
Rogers Group Inc. Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Stansell Electric Co Inc. Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Summers Taylor, Inc. Elizabethton, TN — $5,000.00
Wright Bros Construction Co Charleston, TN — $4,700.00

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 2015 Historical $208,474.09 $272,235.79 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $109,096.94 $208,474.09 Source ↗