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Tennessee PAC for Business

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Tennessee PAC for Business — 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
2010 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2009 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2008 $450.00 $500.00 $0.00
2007 $0.00 $535.00 $0.00
2006 $500.00 $3,750.00 $250.00
2005 $4,500.00 $1,125.00 $0.00
2004 $6,544.03 $7,900.00 $250.00
All years $11,994.03 $13,810.00 $500.00
Raised
$11,994
incl. $94 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,810
To TN candidates
$10,000
72% of spending
Operating & other
$2,860
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,810 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (72%) — 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: $2,860 ÷ Total spent: $13,810
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,860
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 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 $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $9,500 difference, $9,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $1,500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Rinks, Randy $750.00
  • Hagood, Jamie $500.00
  • Hargett, Tre $500.00
  • McLeary, Don $500.00
  • Bryson, Jim $250.00
  • Coleman, Kent $250.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $250.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $250.00
  • …and 15 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 $700.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,600.00
Annual Fee $225.00
Bank Fees $35.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ellsworth McKee Collegedale, TN — $2,000.00
R T Summers Elizabethton, TN Summers-Taylor Inc $1,000.00
Robert Worthington Jr Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Voluntary Employee Benefits Advisor Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
James Bush Knoxville, TN — $800.00
Darrell Akins Oak Ridge, TN Crisp Corp $750.00
Gordon Fee Oak Ridge, TN — $550.00
Gerard Geraghty Nashville, TN Rogers Group, Inc. $500.00
Harry Stowers Knoxville, TN Stowers Equipment $500.00
Joe Ben Turner Knoxville, TN — $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 2010 Historical $85.16 $0.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35872
Pre-General 2010 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34506
Q3 2010 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33540
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32128
Q2 2010 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31278
Q1 2010 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29796
Year-End 2009 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29432
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27578
Q4 2008 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25908
Pre-General 2008 Historical $85.16 $85.16 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24714
Q3 2008 Historical $585.16 $85.16 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23696
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $685.16 $585.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22910
Q2 2008 Historical $235.16 $685.16 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21288
Q1 2008 Historical $235.16 $235.16 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20118
Year-End 2007 Historical $735.16 $235.16 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14431
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $770.16 $735.16 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13804
Q4 2006 Historical $770.16 $770.16 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12192
Pre-General 2006 Historical $770.16 $770.16 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11266
Q3 2006 Historical $770.16 $770.16 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 9978
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $3,520.16 $770.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9977
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $4,520.16 $3,520.16 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7596
Q1 2006 Historical $4,020.16 $4,520.16 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6127
Q4 2005 Historical $2,370.16 $4,020.16 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5309
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $230.56 $2,370.16 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 8506
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $366.72 $230.56 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 8523
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $966.37 $366.72 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 8522
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