Waller Lansden PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: John Southwood · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $13,918 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,612 (69%) — 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).
- To TN candidates $9,612 69%
- To other PACs $2,750 20%
- Operating & other $1,056 7.6%
- Spent outside Tennessee $500 3.6%
“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.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $9,612 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $9,612 difference, $9,612 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $9,612 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bredesen for Governor $5,000.00
- Jim Cooper for Congress $1,000.00
- Ferguson, Dennis $500.00
- Graves, Jo Ann $500.00
- Haynes, Joe $500.00
- Herron, Roy $500.00
- Kilby, Tommy $500.00
- Trail, Larry $500.00
- Keep Judge Kennedy $312.11
- Briley, Rob $100.00
- …and 2 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Tenn Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Judge Andrie Lee | $500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Judge Frank Clement, Jr. | $250.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $500 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ford, Harold | Washington, D.C. | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $1,056.05 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Daisy King's | Food / Beverage | 07/23/2004 | $839.38 |
| Frost, Natalie | Food / Beverage | 07/23/2004 | $216.67 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waller Lansden Dortch Davis | Nashville, TN | — | $19,900.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.