Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: James N. Stansell, Jr · Nashville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $291,599.45 | $67,477.73 | $55,000.00 |
| 2025 | $401,406.09 | $285,917.48 | $218,500.00 |
| 2024 | $345,622.45 | $199,891.45 | $137,500.00 |
| 2023 | $310,601.85 | $186,773.00 | $119,500.00 |
| 2022 | $343,596.54 | $183,997.57 | $103,000.00 |
| 2021 | $270,901.00 | $161,385.09 | $86,500.00 |
| 2020 | $160,543.00 | $111,813.00 | $41,000.00 |
| 2019 | $262,197.00 | $151,430.47 | $72,000.00 |
| 2018 | $283,515.00 | $287,514.90 | $112,800.00 |
| 2017 | $276,406.86 | $289,231.23 | $93,500.00 |
| 2016 | $150,175.93 | $106,184.65 | $24,500.00 |
| 2015 | $201,579.00 | $21,062.47 | $500.00 |
| 2014 | $144,809.22 | $97,036.88 | $28,000.00 |
| 2013 | $151,757.00 | $71,245.00 | $8,500.00 |
| 2012 | $202,401.72 | $134,705.82 | $25,500.00 |
| 2011 | $139,337.65 | $100,421.79 | $7,000.00 |
| 2010 | $139,309.00 | $138,390.10 | $10,000.00 |
| 2009 | $126,291.99 | $70,767.92 | $4,000.00 |
| 2008 | $144,824.62 | $130,935.87 | $5,500.00 |
| 2007 | $142,094.00 | $99,961.05 | $3,500.00 |
| 2006 | $137,482.00 | $110,516.06 | $4,500.00 |
| 2005 | $94,555.00 | $72,900.00 | $2,750.00 |
| 2004 | $160,052.50 | $204,350.00 | $1,250.00 |
| All years | $4,881,058.87 | $3,283,909.53 | $454,550.00 |
Raised
$4,881,059
incl. $70,762 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,283,910
To TN candidates
$2,182,650
66% of spending
To other PACs
$732,578
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $454,550 to 121 candidates
$366,050 to 97 Republicans $88,500 to 24 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $3,283,910 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,182,650 (66%) — 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: $368,682 ÷ Total spent: $3,283,910
| Operating / overhead spending | $368,682 |
| Contributions to candidates | $2,182,650 |
- To TN candidates $2,182,650 66%
- To other PACs $732,578 22%
- Operating & other $368,682 11%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $34,300.00 |
| Raumesh Akbari † | Tennessee Senate, District 29 | Dem. | $16,500.00 |
| Sara Kyle † | Tennessee Senate, District 30 | Dem. | $15,500.00 |
| Bo Watson | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $12,500.00 |
| Paul Bailey | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $12,500.00 |
| Johnny Garrett † | Tennessee House, District 45 | Rep. | $11,000.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $11,000.00 |
| Ron Travis † | Tennessee House, District 31 | Rep. | $11,000.00 |
| Cameron Sexton | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Randy McNally | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $2,182,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $454,550. Of the $1,728,100 difference, $1,023,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $704,250 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $1,023,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Haslam, Bill $29,400.00
- Tracy, Jim $23,500.00
- Bell, Mike $21,000.00
- Reeves, William S. $21,000.00
- Lundberg, Jon $20,500.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $19,500.00
- Whitson, Sam $18,000.00
- Dunn, Bill $17,000.00
- Stewart, Mike $16,500.00
- Brooks, Kevin $16,000.00
- …and 229 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $95,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $70,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $70,000.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $67,500.00 |
| Tennessee Tomorrow PAC | $42,500.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $37,000.00 |
| Tenn Republican Caucus | $36,500.00 |
| Tenn Republician Party | $35,800.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $25,250.00 |
| Tenn. House Democratic Caucus | $25,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Fundraiser Expense | $192,746.36 |
| Event Participant Appreciation Gifts | $57,277.00 |
| Reverse Drawing | $44,000.00 |
| Administration Expenses | $40,000.00 |
| Accounting Services | $19,339.00 |
| Food / Beverage | $4,519.53 |
| P. O. Box Rental | $2,576.00 |
| Printing | $2,351.29 |
| Donations | $2,000.00 |
| Annual Fee | $1,100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Road Builders Association | Fundraiser Expense | 03/28/2008 | $27,855.13 |
| Tennessee Road Builders Association | Fundraiser Expense | 05/19/2006 | $25,155.65 |
| Tennessee Road Builders Association | Fundraiser Expense | 05/30/2007 | $24,170.94 |
| Tennessee Road Builders Association | Event Participant Appreciation Gifts | 04/20/2009 | $19,500.00 |
| Tennessee Road Builders Association | Event Participant Appreciation Gifts | 04/25/2011 | $18,000.00 |
| Tennessee Road Builders Association | Event Participant Appreciation Gifts | 04/25/2011 | $18,000.00 |
| Neal, Wink | Fundraiser Expense | 09/08/2004 | $12,668.00 |
| Burnette, Brent | Reverse Drawing | 04/13/2004 | $10,000.00 |
| Burnette, Elle | Reverse Drawing | 04/13/2004 | $10,000.00 |
| Kirkpatick, Anna | Reverse Drawing | 04/13/2004 | $10,000.00 |
Who Funds It
$80.00 (0.1% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Machinery | Lavergne, TN | — | $428,209.00 |
| Stowers Machinery Corp | Knoxville, TN | — | $121,359.08 |
| Superior Traffic Control LLC | Christiana, TN | — | $113,939.00 |
| Wilson Associates Environmental Divisi | Franklin, TN | — | $109,628.33 |
| Wright Bros Construction Co LLC | Charleston, TN | — | $101,908.33 |
| Wright Bros Construction Co | Charleston, TN | — | $97,005.00 |
| Jones Bros Contractors LLC | Mt. Juliet, TN | — | $96,207.26 |
| Eubank Asphalt Paving Sealing | Charlotte, TN | — | $94,800.00 |
| Harry W Stowers Jr | Knoxville, TN | Stowers Machinery Corp. | $89,105.00 |
| McCoy Construction Forestry | Kingsport, TN | — | $86,500.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 864 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $389,779.87 | $428,290.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $445,336.53 | $389,779.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $354,962.95 | $445,336.53 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $435,370.20 | $354,962.95 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $367,247.23 | $435,370.20 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $368,608.93 | $367,247.23 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $370,108.93 | $368,608.93 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $366,506.95 | $370,108.93 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $347,141.95 | $366,506.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $392,911.68 | $347,141.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $324,185.80 | $392,911.68 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $345,224.05 | $324,185.80 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $279,823.05 | $345,224.05 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $258,375.45 | $224,947.97 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $205,837.35 | $258,375.45 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $171,732.87 | $205,837.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $184,732.87 | $171,732.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $213,759.23 | $184,732.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $248,399.23 | $213,759.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $246,758.29 | $248,399.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Amended Historical | $175,662.67 | $246,758.29 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $216,507.23 | $175,662.67 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $153,253.73 | $216,507.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $159,430.06 | $153,253.73 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $191,128.96 | $159,430.06 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $194,145.09 | $191,128.96 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical | $202,915.09 | $194,145.09 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Amended Historical | $305,915.18 | $202,915.09 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $241,785.41 | $305,915.18 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $339,097.38 | $241,785.41 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $292,369.00 | $339,097.38 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $308,256.31 | $292,369.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $319,756.31 | $308,256.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $306,445.02 | $319,756.31 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $303,135.02 | $306,445.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $330,420.08 | $303,135.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $272,235.79 | $330,420.08 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $208,474.09 | $272,235.79 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical | $109,096.94 | $208,474.09 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Amended Historical | $135,861.02 | $109,096.94 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical | $140,355.02 | $135,861.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Amended Historical | $158,051.69 | $140,355.02 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $175,346.69 | $158,051.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $78,581.71 | $175,346.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $78,571.48 | $78,581.71 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $117,959.66 | $78,571.48 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $21,005.59 | $117,959.66 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Amended Historical | $64,246.82 | $21,005.59 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $73,781.82 | $64,246.82 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $58,655.26 | $73,781.82 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $70,295.26 | $58,655.26 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $94,561.25 | $70,295.26 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $2,880.23 | $94,561.25 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $17,644.11 | $2,880.23 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $14,840.53 | $17,644.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $28,974.87 | $14,840.53 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $52,972.25 | $28,974.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $81,188.36 | $52,972.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $87,923.36 | $81,188.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $95,030.98 | $87,923.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $44,480.98 | $95,030.98 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Amended Historical | $53,742.80 | $44,480.98 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical | $17,926.50 | $53,742.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $34,208.76 | $17,926.50 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $32,292.06 | $34,208.76 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Amended Historical | $70,265.23 | $32,292.06 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical | $61,015.23 | $70,265.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $64,375.58 | $61,015.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $35,751.93 | $64,375.58 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $41,977.10 | $35,751.93 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Historical | $29,532.34 | $41,977.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $19,253.53 | $29,532.34 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $20,333.53 | $19,253.53 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $44,325.53 | $20,333.53 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical | $40,577.15 | $44,325.53 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $79,707.80 | $40,577.15 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $19,693.84 | $79,707.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $59,706.84 | $19,693.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $23,466.84 | $59,706.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $30,402.60 | $23,466.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $12,464.60 | $30,402.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $21,690.60 | $12,464.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $42,559.10 | $21,690.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $108,180.10 | $42,559.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $57,163.12 | $108,180.10 | Source ↗ |