Corporate PAC · TN

Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc Political Action Committee (Bcbstn PAC)

Registered with the Federal Election Commission as C00503003.

Which side

Mostly helps Democrats

65% of the $8,500 it gave candidates or spent on races helped Democrats. Spending against a candidate counts as help for the other party.5

Helps Democrats 65%Helps Republicans 35%

Backs

  1. Diana HarshbargerRepublican$3,000
  2. Chaz MolderDemocrat$3,000
  3. Steve CohenDemocrat$2,500

Run by Tavarski Hughes (treasurer) · Leslie Phipps (custodian of records) More

On the record

Type
Corporate PAC1
Based in
Chattanooga, TN1
Registered
October 1, 20112

Who runs it

The FEC makes every committee name a treasurer, who signs its reports, and a custodian of its records. It does not make PACs list their officers or board.

Treasurer
Tavarski Hughes2
Custodian of records
Leslie Phipps Sr. Financia Analyst2
Connected to
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama PAC1

Who funds it

It reported raising $59K: $54K from individuals and $0 from other committees.5

Individuals

We show individual donors only as totals, never by name: FEC rules bar using their names for soliciting or commercial purposes.

  • $33K from 369 itemized gifts by individuals7
  • Top states: Tennessee $33K, Alabama $500, Georgia $2307

Where its donors work7

Bluecross Blueshield of TN333 gifts$28,780
Bcbst18 gifts$2,250
Bluecross Blueshiedl of TN18 gifts$2,250

Employers as donors wrote them. These are gifts from people who work there, not from the companies.

Money, 2025–26

As reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.3

Raised$59K
Spent$54K
Cash on hand$242K
Given to candidates and committees$18K
  • From individuals $54K
  • Other $5,000

Who it gives to

3 candidates, $8,500 in direct gifts.4

Diana Harshbarger RepublicanU.S. House, Tennessee 1st District (2026)$3,000
Chaz Molder DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 5th District (2026)$3,000
Steve Cohen DemocratU.S. House, Tennessee 9th District (2026)$2,500

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC committee record: Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc Political Action Committee (Bcbstn PAC) (C00503003)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00503003/
    Retrieved October 16, 2026
  2. 2
    FEC Form 1 (statement of organization): Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc Political Action Committee (Bcbstn PAC)https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00503003/?tab=filings
    Fetched October 17, 2026
  3. 3
    FEC: Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc Political Action Committee (Bcbstn PAC) financial summary, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00503003/?cycle=2026#financial-summary
    Through September 30, 2026 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  4. 4
    FEC: contributions from Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc Political Action Committee (Bcbstn PAC) to candidates, 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00503003&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Bulk file pas226 · Retrieved October 16, 2026
  5. 5
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record
  6. 6
    FEC: receipts of Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc Political Action Committee (Bcbstn PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00503003&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Itemized receipts, bulk files indiv26 and oth26 · Retrieved October 17, 2026
  7. 7
    FEC: itemized individual contributions to Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee Inc Political Action Committee (Bcbstn PAC), 2025–26https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00503003&two_year_transaction_period=2026
    Gifts over $200 · Retrieved October 17, 2026