Preview: Ahead of our public launch. Figures come from official Tennessee Registry of Election Finance filings; we're polishing the site layout while finishing name-cleaning and de-duplication of PACs and donors.
Races / PB PAC (Paul Bailey) Operating & other
$90,158
66% of spending
To TN candidates
$44,000
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $41,000 to 13 candidates
$41,000 to 13 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $136,158 this committee reported spending, the largest share
— $90,158 (66%) — 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: $90,158 ÷ Total spent: $136,158
Copy receipt Operating & other $90,158 66% To TN candidates $44,000 32% To other PACs $2,000 1.5% Contributions to Candidates Contributions to tracked candidates Candidate Office Party Total Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00 Tom Hatcher Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $4,000.00 Kerry Roberts Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $2,500.00 Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,500.00 Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,500.00 Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00 J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $2,500.00 Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $2,500.00 Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,500.00 Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $2,500.00
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Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to
recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and
sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
Jackson, Edward S. $2,500.00 Gilbert, Chad $2,000.00 Miyares For Virginia $1,000.00
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 .
Contributions to Other PACs Contributions to other political action committees Committee Total Harsh PAC $2,000.00
Operating & Other Spending By purpose By payment
Operating spending by purpose Purpose Total Constituent Entertainment $28,525.00 Professional Services $17,628.68 Food / Beverage $11,001.00 Cowboy Cookout Entertainment $6,300.00 Travel To Colleague Event $6,012.00 Donations $4,000.00 Airfare To Legislative Delegation $3,267.00 Campaign Workers $2,900.00 Aviation Fuel For Colleague Event $2,373.91 Travel $2,250.00
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Individual operating payments Payee Purpose Date Amount Kaegi Resources Professional Services 05/06/2025 $15,015.00 Trilight Communications, LLC Constituent Entertainment 01/06/2026 $15,000.00 Trilight Communications, LLC Constituent Entertainment 01/30/2025 $12,500.00 Amsalem Business Travel Airfare To Legislative Delegation 10/31/2025 $3,267.00 TN Republican Party Donations 08/29/2025 $3,000.00 Del Frisco's Grille Food / Beverage 04/16/2025 $2,700.00 Kaegi Resources Professional Services 06/12/2025 $2,613.68 Cole, Korry Campaign Workers 09/23/2025 $2,500.00 Bridgestone Suites Food / Beverage 03/04/2026 $1,625.00 Hilton Hotels Hotel For Tn Broadband Education 08/29/2025 $1,609.24
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Who Funds It Donors funding this political action committee Donor Total Given Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) $15,000.00 Altria Client Services LLC $10,000.00 HCA TriStar Fund $5,000.00 Butler Snow Good To Great Tennessee PAC $5,000.00 Unitedhealth Group INC $5,000.00 Insurors Of TN PAC $5,000.00 Garry McNabb $5,000.00 Jonathan West $3,500.00 Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) $3,000.00 John Evans $3,000.00
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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 $103,356.92 $88,269.17 Source ↗ Year-End 2025 $71,477.22 $103,356.92 Source ↗ Mid-Year 2025 $111,826.95 $71,477.22 Source ↗