Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Shannon Haynes · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $911,267 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $906,257 (99.4%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 99.4% of everything it spent; $5,010 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 / overhead spending | $906,257 |
| Contributions to candidates | $5,010 |
- Operating & other $906,257 99.4%
- To TN candidates $5,010 0.5%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $5,010 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,010 difference, $5,010 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $5,010 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Matheny, Judd $2,500.00
- Worley (2006), John $1,250.00
- Maggart, Debra Young $760.00
- Krumm, Bob $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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Transfer | $458,052.91 |
| Legislative/Mail | $91,862.36 |
| Payroll | $54,495.36 |
| Legislative/Tv/Radio | $32,862.62 |
| In-Kind Gardner Mail | $28,140.50 |
| In-Kind Tagasaki-Mail | $27,227.00 |
| In-Kind Liebrock-Mail | $25,266.00 |
| In-Kind Carr-Mail | $21,956.30 |
| In-Kind Moon-Mail | $19,466.88 |
| Payroll Taxes | $19,014.41 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Party | Transfer | 10/09/2006 | $97,000.00 |
| Majority Strategies | Legislative/Mail | 09/19/2006 | $86,812.36 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | Transfer | 05/19/2006 | $72,110.50 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | Transfer | 10/01/2006 | $65,201.59 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | Transfer | 06/29/2006 | $61,633.26 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | Transfer | 11/08/2006 | $37,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | Transfer | 07/27/2006 | $33,986.65 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | Transfer | 12/04/2006 | $32,500.00 |
| Navigation Advertising | Legislative/Tv/Radio | 10/30/2006 | $28,854.38 |
| Majority Strategies | In-Kind Gardner Mail | 10/20/2006 | $23,450.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volunteer PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $150,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | Nashville, TN | — | $70,000.00 |
| John Templeton | BRYN Mawr, PA | Templeton Investments | $60,000.00 |
| Republican Governors PAC | Washington, DC | — | $40,000.00 |
| Kelley Beamon | Nashville, TN | Homemaker | $36,400.00 |
| Lee Beaman | Brentwood, TN | Self-Employed | $25,500.00 |
| James A Haslam II | Knoxville, TN | — | $25,000.00 |
| John Rose | Hickman, TN | US House of Representatives | $18,000.00 |
| Federal Express PAC | Memphis, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| James Ayers | Parsons, TN | First Bank | $15,000.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2006 Historical | $74,748.86 | $1,244.69 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $169,323.61 | $74,748.86 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $280,862.81 | $169,323.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $270,862.81 | $280,862.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $300,725.82 | $270,862.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $161,431.76 | $300,725.82 | Source ↗ |