Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: James N. Stansell, Jr · Nashville, TN

Raised
$492,106
incl. $3,300 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$286,335
To TN candidates
$216,000
75% of spending
To other PACs
$60,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $218,500 to 99 candidates
$189,500 to 80 Republicans $29,000 to 19 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $286,335 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $216,000 (75%) — 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: $9,835 ÷ Total spent: $286,335
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,835
Contributions to candidates $216,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $10,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Karen Camper Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $5,000.00
Pat Marsh Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $5,000.00
Ryan D. Williams Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $5,000.00
Dan Howell Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $5,000.00
David B. Hawk Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $5,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

Its filing also reports $13,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harshbarger, Robert $2,500.00
  • Jackson, Edward S. $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Todd, Christopher $2,500.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $1,000.00
  • McCalmon, Jacob $1,000.00
  • Stinnett, Tommy L. $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
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $15,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn. House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tenn Republician Party $3,000.00
Tenn Democratic Party $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser Expense $5,192.30
Administration Expenses $2,000.00
Accounting Services $1,654.00
P. O. Box Rental $524.00
Office Supplies $283.98
Annual Fee $150.00
Postage $31.20

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Thompson Machinery $62,500.00
Eubank Asphalt Paving Sealing $50,500.00
McCoy Construction Forestry $28,000.00
Ford Construction Co $17,525.00
Mid State Construction Co INC $15,325.00
Superior Traffic Control LLC $13,150.00
Vaughn Contractors INC $12,450.00
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers $11,467.00
Wright Bros Construction Co LLC $9,600.00
Bell Associates Construction LP $9,000.00

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 $354,962.95 $445,336.53 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $435,370.20 $354,962.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $367,247.23 $435,370.20 Source ↗