Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$345,622
incl. $3,280 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$199,891
To TN candidates
$147,500
74% of spending
To other PACs
$43,000
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $141,000 to 78 candidates
$118,000 to 65 Republicans $23,000 to 13 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $199,891 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $147,500 (74%) — 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: $9,391 ÷ Total spent: $199,891
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,391
Contributions to candidates $147,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $7,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $5,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $5,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,500.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $2,500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $2,500.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 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 $147,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $141,000. Of the $6,500 difference, $6,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $1,000.00

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
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $10,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $5,573.94
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $1,575.00
Office Supplies $198.71
Postage $43.80

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $62,500.00
Jones Bros Contractors LLC Mt. Juliet, TN — $37,000.00
McCoy Construction Forestry Kingsport, TN — $18,000.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $11,625.00
Superior Traffic Control LLC Christiana, TN — $10,840.00
Kiewit Infrastructure Brentwood, TN — $10,525.00
Nickolas Dibartolo Franklin, TN Rogers Group $10,075.00
Reliable Asphalt Products Shelbyville, KY — $9,800.00
Ritchason Auctioneers Inc. Lebanon, TN — $8,530.00
Mid State Construction Co Inc. Livingston, TN — $7,750.00

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 2024 Historical $368,608.93 $367,247.23 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119117
Pre-General 2024 Historical $370,108.93 $368,608.93 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 117153
Q3 2024 Historical $366,506.95 $370,108.93 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 115659
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $347,141.95 $366,506.95 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115178
Q2 2024 Historical $392,911.68 $347,141.95 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113241
Q1 2024 Historical $324,185.80 $392,911.68 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112700