Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$5,000
Total Spent
$3,825
To other PACs
$2,250
59% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
26% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,825 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,250 (59%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $575 ÷ Total spent: $3,825
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $575
Contributions to candidates $1,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bowers (Senate), Kathryn $500.00
  • Swafford, Eric $250.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $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
Tenn Republican Party $1,250.00
Tenn Democratic Party $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $500.00
2005 Registration Fe $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Benton Quarles Gainesboro, TN — $1,000.00
Steve Wilmore Carthage, TN — $1,000.00
Billy Joe Regel Bartlett, TN — $500.00
R Mike Dowell Jamestown, TN — $500.00
Alan Tatum Cookeville, TN Payless Pharmacy $250.00
Jerry Bell Parsons, TN — $250.00
John Hagan Greenbrier, TN — $250.00
Nestor Stewart McMinnville, TN Best Effort Made $250.00
Tony Sells Cookeville, TN — $250.00
William Bunch Maynardville, TN Self-Employed $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 2005 Historical $2,660.00 $7,660.00 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $2,910.00 $2,660.00 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $3,160.00 $2,910.00 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Late Historical $6,485.00 $3,160.00 Source ↗