Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$35,064
Total Spent
$40,104
To TN candidates
$23,500
59% of spending
To other PACs
$10,800
27% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,104 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,500 (59%) — 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: $5,804 ÷ Total spent: $40,104
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,804
Contributions to candidates $23,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $23,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $23,500 difference, $23,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $23,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • McDonald, George $11,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $5,000.00
  • Matthews, Debbie $3,000.00
  • Walker, Randy M. $1,000.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $1,000.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Wilber, Ken $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Eric $500.00

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
Senate Democratic Caucus $9,800.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $5,500.00
Postage $286.00
Checks $17.87

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN — $4,000.00
Jim Kyle Governor Memphis, TN — $3,814.00
Insurors of TN PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Andy Womack Murfreesboro, TN Best Effort Made $1,000.00
Bico Associates Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Enterprise Holdings INC PAC St. Louis, MO — $1,000.00
Friends of the University of Memphis PAC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Independent Medicine S PAC TN Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
John Spann Nashville, TN Spann Insurance, Inc. $1,000.00

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 2010 Historical $5,818.10 $4,018.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $9,318.10 $5,818.10 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $4,755.10 $9,318.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $1,040.10 $4,755.10 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $4,040.10 $1,040.10 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Amended Historical $5,057.97 $4,040.10 Source ↗