Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Shannon Haynes · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $3,324,263 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,038,106 (91%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 91% of everything it spent; $24,500 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 | $3,038,106 |
| Contributions to candidates | $24,500 |
- Operating & other $3,038,106 91%
- Spent outside Tennessee $261,658 7.9%
- To TN candidates $24,500 0.7%
“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 $24,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $24,500 difference, $24,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $24,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Sanderson, Bill $22,000.00
- Dominy, Duane $1,000.00
- Hurley, Julia $1,000.00
- Hill, Robert $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 |
|---|---|
| Direct Mail | $1,481,524.56 |
| Gotv-Mail | $307,625.00 |
| Legislative/Tv/Radio | $208,095.00 |
| Research / Polling | $207,053.59 |
| Legislative/Mail | $177,202.61 |
| Automated Message | $127,530.52 |
| Fundraising Cost | $112,000.00 |
| Campaign Workers | $110,437.00 |
| Robo Calls | $42,315.95 |
| Carr-Direct Mail | $32,308.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persuasion Partners | Direct Mail | 10/08/2010 | $255,750.99 |
| Persuasion Partners | Gotv-Mail | 10/18/2010 | $193,000.00 |
| Persuasion Partners | Direct Mail | 09/29/2010 | $169,424.40 |
| Persuasion Partners | Gotv-Mail | 10/04/2010 | $112,125.00 |
| NMB Research LLC | Research / Polling | 12/20/2010 | $62,800.00 |
| Public Opinion Strategies | Research / Polling | 11/01/2010 | $51,700.00 |
| Strategic Media Services | Legislative/Tv/Radio | 10/08/2010 | $50,000.00 |
| Strategic Media Services | Legislative/Tv/Radio | 10/08/2010 | $50,000.00 |
| Kaegi Resources | Fundraising Cost | 11/10/2010 | $50,000.00 |
| Strategic Media Services | Legislative/Tv/Radio | 10/08/2010 | $45,000.00 |
Who Funds It
$30,500.00 (0.9% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Governors Association | Washington, DC | — | $609,000.00 |
| Republican Governors PAC | Washington, DC | — | $595,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $440,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $173,134.71 |
| Ron Ramsey Governor | Nashville, TN | — | $66,400.00 |
| RAAMPAC | Nashville, TN | — | $52,500.00 |
| Joe Gregory | Piney Flats, TN | Self-Employed | $50,000.00 |
| Joan P Gregory | Bristol, TN | Homemaker | $40,000.00 |
| Randall Boyd | Knoxville, TN | Radio Systems Corp. | $40,000.00 |
| J R Hyde | Memphis, TN | President | $37,500.00 |
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 2010 Historical | $448,273.04 | $98,329.56 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $678,698.66 | $448,273.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $550,474.24 | $678,698.66 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical | $545,233.73 | $550,474.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Amended Historical | $262,205.80 | $545,233.73 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $10,134.96 | $262,205.80 | Source ↗ |