Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$160,543
incl. $155 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$111,813
To TN candidates
$68,500
61% of spending
To other PACs
$40,000
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $41,000 to 26 candidates
$33,500 to 20 Republicans $7,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $111,813 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $68,500 (61%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $3,313 ÷ Total spent: $111,813
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,313
Contributions to candidates $68,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $7,500.00
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $2,500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $2,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $2,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $2,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 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 $68,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $41,000. Of the $27,500 difference, $27,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $5,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $3,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $2,000.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • …and 9 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
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $925.00
Fundraiser Expense $220.00
P. O. Box Rental $168.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ford Construction Co Dyersburg, TN — $8,000.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $6,900.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $6,600.00
Glenn Chambers Lebanon, TN LoJac Enterprises, Inc. $6,070.00
Civil Constructors Inc. Frankin, TN — $5,000.00
Jones Bros Contractors, LLC Mt. Juliet, TN — $5,000.00
Lehman Roberts Co Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $5,000.00
Mid State Construction Co Inc. Livingston, TN — $4,400.00
Superior Traffic Control LLC Christiana, TN — $4,000.00

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 2020 Historical $171,732.87 $205,837.35 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $184,732.87 $171,732.87 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $213,759.23 $184,732.87 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $248,399.23 $213,759.23 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $246,758.29 $248,399.23 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Amended Historical $175,662.67 $246,758.29 Source ↗