Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Shannon Haynes · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,128,921 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $855,324 (76%) — 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 / overhead spending | $855,324 |
| Contributions to candidates | $15,500 |
- Operating & other $855,324 76%
- Spent outside Tennessee $258,097 23%
- To TN candidates $15,500 1.4%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Sherrell † | Tennessee House, District 43 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $15,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $13,500 difference, $13,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $13,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Massey, Jr., William Nathan $7,500.00
- Glover, Steve $6,000.00
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 | $87,656.96 |
| Direct Mail-Steve Dickerson | $55,078.61 |
| Direct Mail-Nathan Massey | $48,922.10 |
| Transfer | $48,000.00 |
| Direct Mail-Eddie Smith | $38,379.83 |
| Direct Mail-Michael Curcio | $35,281.44 |
| Direct Mail-Jay Reedy | $34,394.46 |
| Accounting/Compliance | $31,000.00 |
| Direct Mail-Jim Tracy | $26,760.00 |
| Direct Mail-Martin Daniel | $25,791.33 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State Republican Party | Transfer | 10/25/2016 | $48,000.00 |
| Majority Strategies | Direct Mail-Steve Dickerson | 10/06/2016 | $28,880.48 |
| Stoneridge Group | Direct Mail-Nathan Massey | 10/14/2016 | $28,436.02 |
| Majority Strategies | Direct Mail-Steve Dickerson | 10/25/2016 | $26,198.13 |
| Margin of Victory Partners | Direct Mail | 07/15/2016 | $24,000.00 |
| Majority Strategies | Direct Mail | 11/07/2016 | $23,945.34 |
| Axiom Strategies | Direct Mail-Jay Reedy | 10/25/2016 | $18,597.00 |
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | Direct Mail-Eddie Smith | 10/19/2016 | $18,002.18 |
| Majority Strategies | Direct Mail-Jim Tracy | 10/25/2016 | $17,840.00 |
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | Direct Mail-Sabi Kumar | 11/01/2016 | $17,775.52 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson County Republican Party | Nashville, TN | — | $42,443.00 |
| Pfizer Inc. | New York, NY | — | $30,000.00 |
| Randall Boyd | Knoxville, TN | Radio Systems Corp. | $30,000.00 |
| Ryan Haynes | Knoxville, TN | — | $20,795.00 |
| At T Inc. | Nashville, TN | — | $20,000.00 |
| J R Hyde | Memphis, TN | President | $15,000.00 |
| Justin Wilson | Nashville, TN | Waller, Landsen, Dorth, Davis | $15,000.00 |
| Kaegi Resources LLC | Franklin, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| Susan B Haslam | Knoxville, TN | Self-Employed | $15,000.00 |
| Volkswagen America Inc. | Herndon, VA | — | $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 2016 Historical | $96,040.48 | $64,254.10 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical | $224,042.62 | $96,040.48 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $264,032.46 | $224,042.62 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $281,834.90 | $264,032.46 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $142,700.48 | $281,834.90 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $77,772.30 | $142,700.48 | Source ↗ |