Memphis

Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$262,197
incl. $2,490 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$151,430
To TN candidates
$106,500
70% of spending
To other PACs
$40,000
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $77,000 to 53 candidates
$62,500 to 41 Republicans $14,500 to 12 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $151,430 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $106,500 (70%) — 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: $4,930 ÷ Total spent: $151,430
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,930
Contributions to candidates $106,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $3,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $2,500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $106,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $77,000. Of the $29,500 difference, $29,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $29,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $3,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Robinson, Katrina $2,500.00
  • Swann, Art $2,500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Daniel, Martin $1,000.00
  • …and 10 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Fundraiser Expense $1,801.47
Accounting Services $925.00
P. O. Box Rental $154.00
Postage $50.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $27,500.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $26,300.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $20,000.00
Wright Bros Construction Co Charleston, TN — $18,300.00
Glenn Chambers Lebanon, TN LoJac Enterprises, Inc. $11,200.00
Wilson Associates Environmental Divisi Franklin, TN — $9,950.00
Superior Traffic Control LLC Christiana, TN — $9,400.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $8,640.00
Mid State Construction Co Inc. Livingston, TN — $7,700.00
Charles Blalock Sons Inc. Sevierville, TN — $6,400.00

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 2019 Historical $216,507.23 $175,662.67 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85098
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $153,253.73 $216,507.23 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83447