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Waller Lansden PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$52,989
Total Spent
$54,357
To TN candidates
$40,450
74% of spending
Operating & other
$7,807
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,650 to 9 candidates
$2,650 to 8 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $54,357 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,450 (74%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $7,807 ÷ Total spent: $54,357
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,807
Contributions to candidates $40,450
Source filings:

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $250.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $250.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $200.00
Scotty Campbell † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $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 $40,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,650. Of the $36,800 difference, $36,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $36,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $7,500.00
  • Haslam Inaugural 2011 Inc. $7,500.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $3,500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $2,500.00
  • McWherter, Michael $2,500.00
  • Karl Dean for Mayor $1,000.00
  • Victory 2010 $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • Black (2012), Diane $500.00
  • …and 28 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 Republican Caucus $2,500.00
RAAMPAC $2,000.00
Maintaining Our Majority PAC Mom PAC $500.00
Committee To Elect Brady Banks $100.00

Given in Other States

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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Friends of John Boehner Ohio $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In-Kind Reception Room $3,000.00
In-Kind Reception Room - House Democratic Caucus $1,500.00
In-Kind Reception Room - Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
In-Kind Reception Room - House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
In-Kind Food/Beverage $557.48
In-Kind Reception Room - Kim Mcmillan $500.00
Donations $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Waller Lansden Dortch Davis Nashville, TN — $52,988.68

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 2010 Amended Historical $898.41 $1,498.41 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 46577
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $3,498.41 $898.41 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 46576
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $1,817.21 $3,498.41 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 46573
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $1,817.21 $1,817.21 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32101
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $2,667.21 $1,817.21 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 46572
Q1 2010 Historical $867.21 $2,667.21 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29932