Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Shannon Haynes · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $2,227,012 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,143,079 (96%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 96% of everything it spent; $33,900 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 | $2,143,079 |
| Contributions to candidates | $33,900 |
- Operating & other $2,143,079 96%
- Spent outside Tennessee $45,033 2.0%
- To TN candidates $33,900 1.5%
- To other PACs $5,000 0.2%
“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 $33,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $33,900 difference, $33,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $33,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Morgan for Shelby Co Mayor $33,900.00
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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Gibson County Tennessee Republican Party | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Young Republicans | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Direct Mail/Postage - Bill Lee | $285,153.00 |
| Direct Mail - Brent Taylor | $168,177.52 |
| Transfer State To State | $100,000.00 |
| Direct Mail-Briggs | $88,006.62 |
| Direct Mail/Postage - Michelle Foreman | $72,138.34 |
| Direct Mail/Postage - Rusty Crowe | $63,574.00 |
| Direct Mail-Jackson E. | $62,125.48 |
| Direct Mail/Postage - D. White | $56,738.88 |
| Direct Mail / Postage-Gillespie | $53,346.32 |
| Direct Mail-Shelby Co. Gop | $49,495.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storytellers Group LLC | Direct Mail/Postage - Bill Lee | 10/25/2022 | $158,719.00 |
| Storytellers Group LLC | Direct Mail/Postage - Bill Lee | 10/20/2022 | $126,434.00 |
| Republican Party of North Carolina | Transfer State To State | 09/19/2022 | $100,000.00 |
| Music City Center | Event Deposit / Rent | 07/27/2022 | $48,434.46 |
| Margin of Victory Partners | Direct Mail-Shelby Co. Gop | 07/07/2022 | $38,639.00 |
| Big Dog Strategies | Direct Mail-William Lamberth | 11/02/2022 | $29,930.34 |
| Margin of Victory Partners | Direct Mail-Williamson Co. Gop | 07/12/2022 | $28,822.00 |
| Majority Strategies | Direct Mail/Postage - Michelle Foreman | 10/27/2022 | $24,477.60 |
| Direct Edge Campaigns LLC | Direct Mail-Cameron Sexton | 10/29/2022 | $21,718.80 |
| Margin of Victory Partners | Direct Mail - Brent Taylor | 09/29/2022 | $20,780.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Party | Nashville, TN | — | $176,790.00 |
| Allen Morgan Jr | Memphis, TN | Retired | $60,000.00 |
| Bill Lee | Nashville, TN | — | $32,500.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | Nashville, TN | — | $15,000.00 |
| Advance Financial LLC | Nashville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| INC PAC Corecivic | Brentwood, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| TN Advance Financial PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee Bankers Assn PAC | Nashville, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Williamson County Republican Party | Franklin, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| HCA TriStar Fund | Brentwood, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
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 2022 Historical | $173,120.31 | $136,060.75 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $184,348.20 | $173,120.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $322,372.85 | $184,348.20 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $281,317.80 | $322,372.85 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $235,679.44 | $281,317.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $134,168.79 | $235,679.44 | Source ↗ |