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Tennesseecan Action Fund PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2016 · Treasurer: Jonathan Nikkila · Nashville, TN

Raised
$70,000
Total Spent
$70,500
To TN candidates
$55,500
79% of spending
To other PACs
$15,000
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $41,000 to 61 candidates
$38,500 to 57 Republicans $2,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $55,500 (79%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $70,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $55,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 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 $55,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $41,000. Of the $14,500 difference, $14,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • Carter, Mike $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • …and 13 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,500.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $1,000.00
Bell PAC $1,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
50Can Action Fund Washington, DC — $70,000.00

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 2019 Historical $15,100.12 $14,600.12 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86089
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $14,103.12 $15,100.12 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85384