Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Shannon Haynes · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,555,283 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,370,326 (88%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 & other $1,370,326 88%
- To TN candidates $169,110 11%
- Spent outside Tennessee $15,847 1.0%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions. Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $169,110 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $169,110 difference, $169,110 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $169,110 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Tracy, Jim $40,000.00
- Sharp, Jerry $35,000.00
- Black, Diane $30,000.00
- Stallings, Ron $30,000.00
- Johnson, Curtis $10,000.00
- Cannon, Jesse $8,750.00
- Horne (2004), Johnny $6,270.00
- Strader, Park (Parkey) $5,000.00
- Dahl, Dave $1,710.00
- Bennett, Karen $1,190.00
- …and 1 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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Payroll | $264,944.03 |
| Consulting | $168,590.00 |
| Issue Advocacy | $151,726.86 |
| Polling | $148,263.77 |
| Payroll Taxes | $86,344.18 |
| Direct Mail | $54,274.17 |
| Professional Services | $50,200.00 |
| In-Kind - Sharp | $38,870.26 |
| Research / Polling | $36,611.06 |
| In-Kind - Black | $36,313.96 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategies Majority | Issue Advocacy | 11/09/2004 | $71,545.16 |
| Strategies Majority | Direct Mail | 09/30/2004 | $50,054.87 |
| Strategies Majority | In-Kind - Sharp | 10/24/2004 | $38,870.26 |
| Mh Media, LLC | Issue Advocacy | 10/28/2004 | $35,020.00 |
| Strategies Majority | In-Kind - Black | 10/26/2004 | $31,601.88 |
| Strategies Majority | In-Kind - Tracy | 10/26/2004 | $30,781.25 |
| Mh Media, LLC | Issue Advocacy | 10/29/2004 | $30,020.00 |
| Public Opinion Strategies | Polling | 09/30/2004 | $28,000.00 |
| Strategies Majority | In-Kind - Stallings | 11/09/2004 | $26,008.93 |
| Conquest Communication | Polling | 09/30/2004 | $22,449.43 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenn Republican Party Federal Acct | Nashville, TN | — | $498,574.16 |
| John Gregory | Bristol, TN | King Pharmaceuticals | $275,000.00 |
| Volunteer PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $175,000.00 |
| Andrew Miller | Nashville, TN | Healthmark Partners | $73,000.00 |
| David Ingram | Nashville, TN | Dbi Next LLC | $45,000.00 |
| Joe Gregory | Piney Flats, TN | Self-Employed | $45,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | Nashville, TN | — | $40,000.00 |
| J R Hyde | Memphis, TN | President | $25,000.00 |
| James A Haslam II | Knoxville, TN | — | $25,000.00 |
| James L Clayton | Knoxville, TN | FSB Bancshares | $23,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.