Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2006 · Treasurer: Joellen Medley · Abbott Park, IL

Raised
$11,000
Total Spent
$10,500
To TN candidates
$8,000
76% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $375 to 3 candidates
$375 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,000 (76%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

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

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $10,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $8,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $125.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $125.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $125.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $8,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $375. Of the $7,625 difference, $7,625 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,625 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Ford, John $500.00
  • Head, Tommy $500.00
  • Deberry, Lois $400.00
  • Bowers, Kathryn $350.00
  • Rinks, Randy $350.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $300.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $300.00
  • McMillan, Kim $275.00
  • Cooper, Jerry $250.00
  • …and 23 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
House Senate Republican Caucus $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Abbott Laboratories Political Action Committee Fed Abbott Park, IL — $11,000.00

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
Q4 2004 Historical $500.00 $500.00 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $0.00 $500.00 Source ↗