JOE PAC (Joe Carr)

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2011 · Treasurer: William Rawnsley · Lascassas, TN

Raised
$250,318
Total Spent
$131,658
Operating & other
$79,758
61% of spending
To TN candidates
$51,900
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $31,800 to 2 candidates
$31,800 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $131,658 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $79,758 (61%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $79,758 ÷ Total spent: $131,658
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $79,758
Contributions to candidates $51,900

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Tennessee Governor Rep. $30,800.00
Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00

Its filing also reports $20,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Carr For Mayor $10,100.00
  • Santini For County Commissioner $2,000.00
  • Barrett For Sheriff $1,000.00
  • Friends Of Averwater $1,000.00
  • Mansfield For Sheriff $1,000.00
  • McGowan For County Commissioner $1,000.00
  • McKinney For County Court Clerk $1,000.00
  • Rodgers For Commissioner $1,000.00
  • Spence For Sheriff $1,000.00
  • Emison For County Mayor $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Catering $48,486.00
Stage, Lighting & Audio $8,231.25
T-Bones Event Deposit $3,494.26
Party Rental $2,536.88
Advertising $2,500.00
T-Bones Ball Caps $2,119.83
Event Insurance $1,651.51
Music Entertainment $1,500.00
Facebook Ad $1,450.00
On-Line Collection Fee Total $1,366.70

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Barrett MFG $25,000.00
Moody Excavating $25,000.00
Ole South Properties, Inc. $25,000.00
SRM Concrete $25,000.00
Azure Flight Management $25,000.00
Jamie Reed $12,500.00
Matt Taylor $12,500.00
Pulte Group $2,604.50
Beacon Company $2,602.54
Bell Construction $2,602.54

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 $174,657.46 $121,107.46 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 Amended $29,947.14 $174,657.46 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $29,947.14 $29,947.14 Source ↗