Tennessee Volunteer PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2008 · Treasurer: Ronnie Carter · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $1,500.00 in Memphis-area politics

Also gave $1,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised

$42,900

Total Spent

$40,000

To TN candidates

$37,500

94% of spending

To other PACs

$2,500

6.3% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $35,000 to 35 candidates

$30,500 to 28 Republicans $4,500 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,500 (94%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $40,000

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$37,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $37,500 94%
To other PACs $2,500 6.3%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
William Lamberth ^†	Tennessee House, District 44	Rep.	$3,000.00
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$2,500.00
Randy McNally	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$2,500.00
Ken Yager ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 12	Rep.	$2,000.00
Todd Gardenhire ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 10	Rep.	$2,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer ^†	Tennessee House, District 17	Rep.	$1,000.00
Brent Taylor	Tennessee Senate, District 31	Rep.	$1,000.00
Bud Hulsey ^†	Tennessee House, District 02	Rep.	$1,000.00
Clay Doggett ^†	Tennessee House, District 70	Rep.	$1,000.00
Dawn White	Tennessee Senate, District 13	Rep.	$1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $37,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $35,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
Hardaway, G. A. $500.00
Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
Helton, Esther $500.00

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
House Democratic Caucus	$2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Tennessee Association of Prof Bail Agnts	Nashville, TN	—	$36,900.00
A Affordable Bail Bonds Bridget Howland	Murfreesboro, TN	Self-Employed	$5,000.00
Carrie Smiley	Nashville, TN	Smiley's Bonding	$500.00
Sol Holcomb	Morristown, TN	In Jail Better Call Sol	$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
Year-End 2023 Historical	$2,979.00	$3,929.00	Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111732
Mid-Year 2023 Historical	$1,029.00	$2,979.00	Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109542