Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$401,406
incl. $3,300 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$285,917
To TN candidates
$216,000
76% of spending
To other PACs
$60,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $218,500 to 99 candidates
$189,500 to 80 Republicans $29,000 to 19 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $285,917 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $216,000 (76%) — 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: $9,417 ÷ Total spent: $285,917
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,417
Contributions to candidates $216,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $10,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $5,000.00
Dan Howell Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $5,000.00
David B. Hawk Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $5,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $5,000.00
Karen Camper Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $5,000.00
Mark Cochran Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $5,000.00
Pat Marsh Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $5,000.00

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

Tracked candidates reported receiving $218,500 from this committee — $2,500 more than its own filings itemize ($216,000), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • 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
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn. House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn Republician Party $3,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $5,192.30
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $1,654.00
Office Supplies $283.98
P. O. Box Rental $256.00
Postage $31.20

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $62,500.00
Eubank Asphalt Paving Sealing Charlotte, TN — $50,500.00
McCoy Construction Forestry Kingsport, TN — $27,500.00
Ford Construction Co Dyersburg, TN — $17,525.00
Mid State Construction Co Inc. Livingston, TN — $12,825.00
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Lebanon, TN — $10,967.00
Vaughn Contractors Inc. Waverly, TN — $9,950.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC Charleston, TN — $9,600.00
Charles Blalock Sons Inc. Sevierville, TN — $7,650.00
Stowers Machinery Corp Knoxville, TN — $7,324.00

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 2025 $435,370.20 $354,962.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $367,247.23 $435,370.20 Source ↗