Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2005 · Treasurer: Jack Spann · Nashville, TN

Raised
$65,195
incl. $195 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$85,500
To TN candidates
$77,500
91% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
5.8% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $85,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $77,500 (91%) — 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: $3,000 ÷ Total spent: $85,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,000
Contributions to candidates $77,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $77,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $77,500 difference, $77,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $77,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Camp, Randy $15,000.00
  • Ruppe, Becky $15,000.00
  • Williams, Micheal $15,000.00
  • Stewart, Eric $12,000.00
  • Hawkins, Jim $8,500.00
  • Rogers, Jean Anne $7,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $5,000.00

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 Democratic Party $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Research / Polling $1,750.00
Luncheon At The Palm $855.89
Postage $294.00
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $7,500.00
Insurors of TN PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Concerned Automotive Retailers PAC Nashville, TN — $3,000.00
Douglas Henry Nashville, TN State of Tennessee $3,000.00
Anna Belle O Brien Crossville, TN — $2,000.00
Farris Mathews Branan Bobango Hellen PAC Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Outdoor PAC of Tennessee Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Wholesalers Assn PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00

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 2008 Amended Historical $5,372.97 $9,272.97 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $32,872.97 $5,372.97 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $45,811.97 $32,872.97 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $19,517.86 $45,811.97 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $29,477.86 $19,517.86 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $29,577.86 $29,477.86 Source ↗