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Waller Lansden PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$91,625
Total Spent
$89,650
To TN candidates
$62,900
70% of spending
To other PACs
$26,750
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $31,600 to 22 candidates
$30,000 to 20 Republicans $1,600 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $89,650 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,900 (70%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $89,650
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $62,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $2,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,100.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 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 $62,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $31,600. Of the $31,300 difference, $31,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $31,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Funk, Glenn $5,300.00
  • Save Nashville Now $5,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $2,500.00
  • Organize Tennessee $2,500.00
  • Emerge Tennessee $2,500.00
  • National Museum of African American Musi $2,500.00
  • Perl & Pinstripes Gala $1,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • …and 12 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $6,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $6,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $3,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
Nashville Business Coalition $2,500.00
Metro Minority Caucus PAC $2,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Sam Coleman $500.00
Committee To Elect Ken Smith $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Waller Lansden Dortch Davis Nashville, TN — $77,500.00
T Mobile Usa, Inc. Bellevue, WA — $14,125.00

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
Year-End 2021 Amended Historical $35,200.00 $10,825.00 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97661
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $7,850.00 $35,200.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 109743