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Waller Lansden PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: John Southwood · Nashville, TN

Raised
$37,460
Total Spent
$40,460
To TN candidates
$21,000
52% of spending
To other PACs
$18,750
46% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 2 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,460 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,000 (52%) — 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: $710 ÷ Total spent: $40,460
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $710
Contributions to candidates $21,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $21,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $19,000 difference, $19,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Nashville for All of US $10,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $2,500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Eric $750.00
  • Camp, Randy $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • Moore, Gary $500.00
  • …and 1 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
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $2,500.00
The Speaker S Fund $2,000.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party $1,750.00
MPAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $710.13

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Waller Lansden Dortch Davis Nashville, TN — $37,460.13

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
Q4 2008 Historical $387.56 $387.56 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $387.56 $387.56 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $387.56 $387.56 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $387.56 $387.56 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $387.56 $387.56 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $387.56 $387.56 Source ↗