Tennessee Nurses PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$25,270
incl. $4,045 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,923
Operating & other
$22,173
79% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 4 candidates
$750 to 3 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,923 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,173 (79%) — 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 spending: $22,173 ÷ Total spent: $27,923
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $22,173
Contributions to candidates $2,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $250.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $250.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $250.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $2,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $1,750 difference, $1,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Women In Numbers $250.00
  • Wallace, Jennifer Buck $250.00
  • Beck, Bill $250.00
  • Coley, James $250.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $250.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $18,767.00
Administration Fees $2,171.00
Printing $677.35
Service Charges $557.71

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
District 3 Tna Columbia, TN — $5,000.00
District 1 Brad Harrell Germantown, TN — $2,500.00
District 2 Walland, TN — $2,500.00
Colleen Conway Welch Nashville, TN Vanderbilt University $1,000.00
District 5 Johnsonn City, TN — $1,000.00
Frances Edwards Nashville, TN Retired $1,000.00
Middle TN Apn Group Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
District 6 Jackson, TN — $750.00
West TN Nurse Practioners Jackson, TN — $750.00
Bonnie Pilon Nashville, TN Vanderbilt $500.00

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 2014 Historical $14,036.52 $7,466.89 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $8,905.52 $14,036.52 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $10,101.52 $8,905.52 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $7,356.52 $10,101.52 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $10,031.08 $7,356.52 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $10,368.37 $10,031.08 Source ↗