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Waller Lansden PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$98,250
Total Spent
$101,406
To TN candidates
$49,274
49% of spending
To other PACs
$35,500
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,900 to 16 candidates
$8,000 to 12 Republicans $1,900 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $101,406 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $49,274 (49%) — 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: $12,632 ÷ Total spent: $101,406
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,632
Contributions to candidates $49,274
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
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $650.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $49,274 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,900. Of the $39,374 difference, $39,374 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $39,374 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $7,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $2,500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $2,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $2,500.00
  • Bob Corker for Senate $2,500.00
  • North, Phillip L. $2,000.00
  • Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP $1,223.71
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $1,000.00
  • …and 34 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
RAAMPAC $20,000.00
MPAC $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Nashville Business Coalition $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $500.00
Tennessee Road Builders Association $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $4,000 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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 Senator Jane Nelson Texas $2,500.00
Forum for Youth Investment Washington, D.C. $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Conference Room $3,000.00
In-Kind Conference Rooms - Rachel Bell $2,000.00
In-Kind Reception Room - House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Food / Beverage $1,218.93
In-Kind - Conference Rooms - Marsha Blackburn $1,000.00
In-Kind Reception Room $1,000.00
In-Kind Conference Room - Amy Frogge $500.00
In-Kind Reception Room For Tn Democratic Party $500.00
In-Kind Food/Beverage - Rachel Bell $491.63
In-Kind Food/Beverage - Tn Democratic Party $469.78

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Waller Lansden Dortch Davis Nashville, TN — $98,250.00

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
Q4 2012 Historical $20,538.54 $3,565.53 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45406
Pre-General 2012 Historical $25,060.14 $20,538.54 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 43239
Q3 2012 Historical $35,460.14 $25,060.14 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 42734
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $49,621.03 $35,460.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42731
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $73,022.81 $49,621.03 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 42730
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $3,742.59 $73,022.81 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 45901