Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$270,901
incl. $1,925 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$161,385
To TN candidates
$113,000
70% of spending
To other PACs
$45,000
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $86,500 to 47 candidates
$75,500 to 37 Republicans $11,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $161,385 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $113,000 (70%) — 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: $3,385 ÷ Total spent: $161,385
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,385
Contributions to candidates $113,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $7,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $3,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $3,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $3,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $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 $113,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $86,500. Of the $26,500 difference, $26,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $3,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Swann, Art $2,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • …and 8 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 Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $5,000.00
Tenn Republician Party $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
Printing $202.09
Annual Fee $200.00
Postage $58.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $30,000.00
Thomas Elmore West Point, MS Eutaw Construction Co. Inc. $21,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $19,811.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $16,500.00
Wilson Associates Environmental Divisi Franklin, TN — $14,475.00
Wright Bros Construction Co Charleston, TN — $11,200.00
Jones Bros Contractors, LLC Mt. Juliet, TN — $6,900.00
Harry W Stowers Jr Knoxville, TN Stowers Machinery Corp. $6,000.00
Ford Construction Co Dyersburg, TN — $5,675.00
McCoy Construction Forestry Kingsport, TN — $5,500.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $258,375.45 $224,947.97 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $205,837.35 $258,375.45 Source ↗