Tennessee Nurses PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Kirk Lawson · Nashville, TN

Raised
$20,328
incl. $11,003 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,645
To TN candidates
$19,350
70% of spending
To other PACs
$4,250
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 8 candidates
$2,400 to 7 Republicans $100 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,645 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,350 (70%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $4,045 ÷ Total spent: $27,645
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,045
Contributions to candidates $19,350

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $750.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $500.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $250.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $200.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $100.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $100.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $100.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $19,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $16,850 difference, $16,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Armstrong, Joe $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $750.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $750.00
  • Odom, Gary $750.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $750.00
  • Casada, Glen $550.00
  • Barnes, Tim $500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Deberry, Lois $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • …and 47 more recipients

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $500.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $500.00
RIMPAC $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $2,464.00
Food / Beverage $639.76
Convention Booth Fee $400.00
Annual Fee $334.00
Office Supplies $114.35
Telephone $48.61
Postage $44.52

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Julia Powell Murfreesboro, TN Retired $1,200.00
Chattanooga Area Advance Practice Nurses Soddy Daisy, TN — $1,000.00
Northeast TN Nurse Practitioner Assoc Johnson City, TN — $1,000.00
Frances Edwards Nashville, TN Retired $750.00
Elizabeth Dayani Brentwood, TN AIP Management, LLC $700.00
Greater Memphis Aapn Germantown, TN — $500.00
Prudie Orr Knoxville, TN Knoxville Psychology Clinic $500.00
Virginia T Betts Nashville, TN UTHSC $500.00
Laura Beth Brown Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Home Care $450.00
Clare Thomson Smith Old Hickory, TN Vanderbilt Univ $250.00

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $653.51 $1,048.65 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26873
Pre-General 2008 Historical $18,954.35 $653.51 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25060
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $11,893.17 $18,954.35 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 27025
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $10,047.08 $11,893.17 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22618
Q2 2008 Historical $9,355.39 $10,047.08 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21574
Q1 2008 Historical $9,249.71 $9,355.39 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20314