Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Tennessee PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2007 $0.00 $12,460.22 $0.00
2006 $0.00 $250.00 $0.00
2005 $5,000.00 $3,825.00 $0.00
2004 $24,350.00 $21,000.00 $500.00
All years $29,350.00 $37,535.22 $500.00
Raised
$29,350
excl. $5,050 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$37,535
To TN candidates
$20,750
55% of spending
Operating & other
$13,035
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $37,535 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,750 (55%) — 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 spending: $13,035 ÷ Total spent: $37,535
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $13,035
Contributions to candidates $20,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $20,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $20,250 difference, $20,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen for Governor $1,000.00
  • Rowland, Donna $750.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Bowers (Senate), Kathryn $500.00
  • Bowers, Kathryn $500.00
  • Brooks, Henri $500.00
  • Brookside Pharmacy $500.00
  • Cohen, Steve $500.00
  • Coleman, Kent $500.00
  • Cooper, Jerry $500.00
  • …and 32 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
Tenn Democratic Party $2,000.00
Tenn Republican Party $1,750.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $12,460.22
Professional Services $500.00
2005 Registration Fe $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ferrell Haile Gallatin, TN Perkin's Drugs $2,000.00
Billy Holt Livingston, TN — $1,500.00
Johnny Paul Smithville, TN — $1,500.00
Steve Wilmore Carthage, TN — $1,500.00
Jerry Bell Parsons, TN — $1,250.00
William Bunch Maynardville, TN Self-Employed $1,250.00
Benton Quarles Gainesboro, TN — $1,000.00
GLYNN Williams Lexington, TN — $1,000.00
Gena Hassler Spring City, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Harry Reece Mountain City, TN — $1,000.00

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
Year-End 2007 Historical $7,410.10 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $7,410.10 $7,410.10 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $7,410.00 $7,410.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $7,410.00 $7,410.00 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $7,410.00 $7,410.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $7,410.00 $7,410.00 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $7,660.00 $7,410.00 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $7,660.00 $7,660.00 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 ↗
Q4 2004 Historical $7,635.00 $6,485.00 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $24,435.00 $7,635.00 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $14,185.00 $24,435.00 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $3,135.00 $14,185.00 Source ↗