Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$347,964
incl. $3,460 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$244,668
To TN candidates
$129,500
53% of spending
To other PACs
$105,500
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $126,500 to 64 candidates
$121,000 to 61 Republicans $5,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $244,668 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $129,500 (53%) — 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: $9,668 ÷ Total spent: $244,668
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,668
Contributions to candidates $129,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $5,000.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $5,000.00
Ken Yager Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Kevin Raper Tennessee House, District 24 Rep. $3,000.00
Mark White Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $3,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $3,000.00
Tandy Darby Tennessee House, District 76 Rep. $3,000.00
Tom Hatcher † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $3,000.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 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 $129,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $126,500. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $3,000.00

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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $50,000.00
House Republican Caucus $25,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $25,000.00
Tenn Republician Party $3,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $6,544.13
Accounting Services $1,690.00
Administration Expenses $1,000.00
P. O. Box Rental $268.00
Annual Fee $150.00
Postage $15.60

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thompson Machinery Lavergne, TN — $63,000.00
Eubank Asphalt Paving Sealing Charlotte, TN — $36,000.00
McCoy Construction Forestry Kingsport, TN — $20,500.00
Nickolas Dibartolo Franklin, TN Rogers Group $15,750.00
Ritchason Auctioneers Inc. Lebanon, TN — $15,080.00
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers Lebanon, TN — $14,500.00
Reliable Asphalt Products Shelbyville, KY — $14,300.00
Ford Construction Co Dyersburg, TN — $13,000.00
Vulcan Construction Materials LLC Brentwood, TN — $12,500.00
Superior Traffic Control LLC Christiana, TN — $11,650.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $440,075.17 $308,575.17 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 129455
Q3 2026 $428,290.74 $440,075.17 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 128846
Pre-Primary 2026 $389,779.87 $428,290.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127426
Q2 2026 $445,336.53 $389,779.87 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126020
Q1 2026 $354,962.95 $445,336.53 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124697