Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Where the Money Goes

Of the $137,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $121,250 (88%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

• To TN candidates $121,250 88%
• Operating & other $10,500 7.6%
• To other PACs $5,000 3.6%
• Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 0.7%

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

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

This committee’s own filings report $121,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $59,750. Of the $61,500 difference, $18,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $43,500 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

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.

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.