Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$343,597
incl. $3,245 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$183,998
To TN candidates
$120,000
65% of spending
To other PACs
$55,000
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $103,000 to 57 candidates
$87,000 to 47 Republicans $16,000 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $183,998 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $120,000 (65%) — 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: $8,998 ÷ Total spent: $183,998
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,998
Contributions to candidates $120,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $5,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
Michael Hale † Tennessee House, District 40 Rep. $3,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $2,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $120,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $103,000. Of the $17,000 difference, $17,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $2,500.00
  • Ravener, Bob $2,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $2,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Ragan, John $1,000.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $1,000.00
  • Testerman, Janet $1,000.00
  • …and 2 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 $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $10,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tenn Republician Party $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $5,611.57
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $950.00
P. O. Box Rental $436.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $62,500.00
James F McCulloch Hendersonville, TN Jones Construction $28,585.00
Wilson Associates Environmental Divisi Franklin, TN — $20,685.00
Jones Bros Contractors LLC Mt. Juliet, TN — $13,167.26
J M Grading Division LLC Friendsville, TN — $11,450.00
Kiewit Infrastructure Brentwood, TN — $11,335.00
McCoy Construction Forestry Kingsport, TN — $10,500.00
Mid State Construction Co Inc. Livingston, TN — $8,400.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $6,800.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $6,000.00

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 2022 Historical $278,106.79 $279,823.05 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $247,656.79 $278,106.79 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $286,588.46 $247,656.79 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $300,308.46 $286,588.46 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $313,750.65 $300,308.46 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $224,947.97 $313,750.65 Source ↗