Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Shannon Haynes · Nashville, TN
Also gave $8,700.00 in Memphis-area politics
Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.
Where the Money Goes
Of the $2,352,595 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,824,983 (78%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $1,824,983 78%
- Spent outside Tennessee $374,612 16%
- To TN candidates $153,000 6.5%
“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 $153,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $153,000 difference, $153,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $153,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Haslam, Bill $150,000.00
- Tennesseans for Yes On 1 $2,500.00
- Adam Dread for Judge $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 | $1,127,400.25 |
| Media-Television | $187,577.00 |
| Postage | $120,391.28 |
| Campaign Workers | $104,213.68 |
| Fundraising/Administration Consulting | $94,310.81 |
| Event-Production | $32,741.00 |
| Insurance | $23,828.08 |
| Accounting/Compliance | $22,275.00 |
| Catering | $20,818.06 |
| Legal Fees | $15,564.99 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dni Corp | Direct Mail | 10/14/2014 | $130,332.98 |
| Dni Corp | Direct Mail | 10/24/2014 | $129,932.98 |
| Strategic Media Placement | Media-Television | 10/27/2014 | $90,000.00 |
| Kaegi, Bryan | Fundraising/Administration Consulting | 01/05/2015 | $67,310.81 |
| Strategic Media Placement | Media-Television | 10/27/2014 | $50,000.00 |
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | Direct Mail | 08/01/2014 | $33,758.39 |
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | Direct Mail | 07/02/2014 | $28,469.25 |
| Majority Strategies | Direct Mail | 10/07/2014 | $26,916.66 |
| Logicom | Event-Production | 09/11/2014 | $26,041.00 |
| Majority Strategies | Direct Mail | 10/10/2014 | $20,775.21 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Republican Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $262,821.61 |
| Georgia State Republican Party | Atlanta, GA | — | $125,000.00 |
| Franklin L Haney | Chattanooga, TN | Self-Employed | $80,000.00 |
| Joey Jacobs | Brentwood, TN | Acadia Healthcare | $55,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | Nashville, TN | — | $47,124.08 |
| J R Hyde | Memphis, TN | President | $40,000.00 |
| James L Clayton | Knoxville, TN | FSB Bancshares | $40,000.00 |
| William Haslam | Knoxville, TN | Pilot Corp. | $40,000.00 |
| Orrin Ingram | Nashville, TN | Ingram Industries | $35,000.00 |
| Scott Niswonger | Greeneville, TN | — | $32,500.00 |
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 2014 Historical | $530,657.35 | $227,166.38 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58568 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $412,875.08 | $530,657.35 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57221 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $297,294.85 | $412,875.08 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56018 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $215,098.72 | $297,294.85 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54632 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $264,147.69 | $215,098.72 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52921 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $160,986.17 | $264,147.69 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50647 |