Memphis

Tennessee PAC for Business

Political Action Committee

Raised
$6,544
incl. $94 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$7,900
To TN candidates
$5,250
66% of spending
Operating & other
$2,150
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,900 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,250 (66%) — 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: $2,150 ÷ Total spent: $7,900
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,150
Contributions to candidates $5,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 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 $5,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hagood, Jamie $500.00
  • Hargett, Tre $500.00
  • Rinks, Randy $500.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $500.00
  • Bryson, Jim $250.00
  • Coleman, Kent $250.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $250.00
  • Hargrove, Jere $250.00
  • Head, Tommy $250.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $250.00
  • …and 6 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
House-Senate Joint Democrateic Caucus $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,000.00
Annual Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ellsworth McKee Collegedale, TN — $2,000.00
Voluntary Employee Benefits Advisor Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Lonnie E Or Renae B Roberts Columbia, TN — $500.00
Robert Worthington Jr Knoxville, TN — $500.00
Sam Franklin Nashville, TN — $500.00
James Bush Knoxville, TN — $300.00
Darrell Akins Oak Ridge, TN Crisp Corp $250.00
David W Smith Knoxville, TN Johnson & Galyon $250.00
Gordon Fee Oak Ridge, TN — $250.00
Joe Ben Turner Knoxville, TN — $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 2004 Amended Historical $1,519.89 $966.37 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2759
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $1,531.57 $1,519.89 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2717
Q2 2004 Historical $2,081.44 $1,531.57 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1150
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $2,535.06 $2,081.44 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 522