Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,900
incl. $11,152 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$21,650
To TN candidates
$17,150
79% of spending
To other PACs
$4,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,975 to 6 candidates
$1,250 to 3 Republicans $725 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,650 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,150 (79%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $21,650
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $17,150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $250.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $225.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $17,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,975. Of the $15,175 difference, $15,175 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,175 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
  • Burchett, Tim $500.00
  • Deberry, Lois $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $400.00
  • Tindell, Harry $400.00
  • Rinks, Randy $350.00
  • Kyle, Jim $325.00
  • Black, Diane $300.00
  • …and 44 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 Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
House Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
House Senate Republican Caucus $500.00
Republicans Achieving A Majority Oac $500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kevin Rhatigan Apharetta, GA Abbott Lab $682.01
Rosemary Haas Partlow, VA Abbott Laboratories $595.56
Carolyn Webb Concord, NC Abbott Laboratories $414.82
Kathy Desanti Vienna, VA Abbott Laboratories $407.68
Christopher Arrington Hamilton, VA Abbott Laboratories $384.90
David Reeves Cumming, GA Abbott Laboratories $367.29
Sherri Coffee Dunwoody, GA Abbott Laboratories $344.54
Letionia Armstrong Knoxville, TN Abbott Laboratories $339.08
Sheila Wilson Mount Airy, NC Abbott Laboratories $271.46
Matthew Pierce Daphne, AL Abbott Lab $262.08

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $850.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $0.00 $850.00 Source ↗