Waller Lansden PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$14,250
Total Spent
$52,741
To TN candidates
$28,550
54% of spending
Operating & other
$22,191
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,750 to 16 candidates
$10,500 to 14 Republicans $1,250 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $52,741 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,550 (54%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $22,191 ÷ Total spent: $52,741
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $22,191
Contributions to candidates $28,550

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 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 $28,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,750. Of the $16,800 difference, $16,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Funk, Glenn $3,000.00
  • Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP $2,800.00
  • Neighbor 2 Neighbor $2,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $2,500.00
  • Friends of Bob Mendes $1,000.00
  • Gentry, Howard $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Templeton, Jai $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
Metro Minority Caucus PAC $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Reimbursement $22,191.05

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
T Mobile Usa, Inc. Bellevue, WA — $10,000.00
Waller Lansden Dortch Davis Nashville, TN — $4,250.00

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 2020 Historical $9,350.00 $7,850.00 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 92777
Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical $9,350.00 $9,350.00 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 93921
Q3 2020 Historical $21,850.00 $9,350.00 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 89944
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $44,791.05 $21,850.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 88432
Q2 2020 Historical $45,291.05 $44,791.05 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 87452
Q1 2020 Amended Historical $53,591.05 $45,291.05 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 109742