Tep PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$8,455
incl. $2,855 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$7,040
To TN candidates
$6,800
97% of spending
Operating & other
$240
3.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 5 candidates
$600 to 3 Republicans $400 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,040 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,800 (97%) — 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: $240 ÷ Total spent: $7,040
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $240
Contributions to candidates $6,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $200.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $200.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $200.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $200.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $6,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $5,800 difference, $5,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Megan Barry for Mayor $5,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $200.00
  • Ketron, Bill $200.00
  • Overbey, Doug $200.00
  • Tate, Reginald $200.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $240.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Taylor Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
James Schmidt Nashville, TN Baker, Donelson $1,000.00
Hal Cato Nashville, TN CFMT $500.00
John Culclasure Nashville, TN Howell Alllen Clinic $500.00
Keith Merrill Nashville, TN Not Employd $500.00
Leigh Walton Nashville, TN Bass, Berry & Sims PLC $500.00
Robert Collie Nashville, TN Education Networks of America $500.00
Iris Restaurant Memphis, TN — $450.00
Andrea Selby Nashville, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Leaders for Tennessee S Future Nashville, 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
Year-End 2015 Historical $3,928.87 $908.87 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $1,043.87 $3,928.87 Source ↗