A Better Bedford PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$77,650
incl. $2,950 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$49,702
To TN candidates
$35,000
70% of spending
Operating & other
$14,702
30% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $49,702 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,000 (70%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $14,702 ÷ Total spent: $49,702
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $14,702
Contributions to candidates $35,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

Its filing also reports $35,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Alex Mitchell For County Commission $5,000.00
  • David Denson For County Commission $5,000.00
  • Friends Of Jared Featherstone $5,000.00
  • Mark Bryant For County Commission $5,000.00
  • Matthew Gragg For County Commission $5,000.00
  • Nikia Elliot For Sheriff $5,000.00
  • Ray Turner For County Commissioner $5,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Political/Admin Consulting $6,750.00
Donations $5,000.00
Compliance/Accounting $1,532.52
Printing $794.18
Professional Services $475.00
Filing Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
David Coffey $15,000.00
John Floyd $10,000.00
Curl Construction Excavating LLC $7,500.00
Curl Properties LLC $7,500.00
Hawkins Price LLC $7,000.00
Hawkins Asphalt Paving LLC $7,000.00
Gary Fayard $5,000.00
Harold Segroves $5,000.00
Hawkins Hawkins Real Estate $2,500.00
Hp Realty Co LLC $2,500.00

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
Q1 2026 $127,096.89 $90,237.57 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $58,631.89 $127,096.89 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $62,289.27 $58,631.89 Source ↗