Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$925,672
incl. $201,873 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$16,450
To TN candidates
$15,900
97% of spending
To other PACs
$550
3.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,850 to 6 candidates
$1,350 to 4 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,450 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,900 (97%) — 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: $16,450
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $15,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $400.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $400.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $300.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $250.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $15,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,850. Of the $14,050 difference, $14,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Corker, Bob $2,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $1,500.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $500.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $500.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $400.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $400.00
  • Deberry, Lois $350.00
  • Black (2012), Diane $300.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $300.00
  • Finney, Lowe $300.00
  • …and 28 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
Harwell PAC $300.00
Cas-Pac $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Abbott Laboratories Political Action Committee Fed Abbott Park, IL — $6,816.76
James Mazzo Laguna Beach, CA Abbott Labs $5,048.08
Miles White Lake Forest, IL Abbott Labs $5,020.85
Stephan Fussell Winnetka, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,018.84
Thomas Chen Lake Forest, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,014.73
Thomas Freyman Libertyville, IL Abbott Labs $5,010.31
Laura Schumacher Lake Bluff, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,009.00
Holger Liepmann Lake Forest, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,008.12
John Leonard Chicago, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,006.92
John Capek Winnetka, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,006.88

Showing the top 500 of 881 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 2009 Amended Historical $229,773.64 $237,228.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical $145,716.32 $229,773.64 Source ↗