TN8PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$12,896
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,640
To TN candidates
$11,000
95% of spending
Operating & other
$640
5.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 1 candidate
$2,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,640 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (95%) — 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: $640 ÷ Total spent: $11,640
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $640
Contributions to candidates $11,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $11,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Beavers, Mae $7,000.00
  • Wright, Justin $2,000.00

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
Gun For Auction $639.79

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Firearms Assn Legislative Action Committee Nashville, TN — $7,000.00
Coley Archie Bells, TN Retired $4,000.00
Tennessee 7th District Coalition PAC Big Rock, TN — $1,295.50
John Miles Union City, TN Self-Employed $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 2017 Amended Historical $445.40 $1,701.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $445.40 $445.40 Source ↗