Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,308,583
incl. $333,557 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,500
To TN candidates
$22,600
79% of spending
To other PACs
$4,900
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 8 candidates
$2,100 to 5 Republicans $900 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,600 (79%) — 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: $28,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $22,600
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $300.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $300.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $300.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $300.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $19,600 difference, $19,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Diane Black for Congress $4,500.00
  • Blackburn for Congress $2,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • McManus, Stephen $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $400.00
  • Deberry, Lois $400.00
  • Evans, Joshua $400.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $400.00
  • …and 29 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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,250.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00
Harwell PAC $500.00
MPAC $500.00
RAAMPAC $500.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $350.00
The Speaker S Fund $300.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Alexander for Senate 2014 Virginia $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
J S White Lake Bluff, IL Abbott Labs $5,262.49
William Chase Wilmette, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,124.98
Gregory Arnsdoff West Windsor, NJ Abbott Laboratories $5,115.49
Edward Michael Evanston, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,110.00
Elaine Leavenworth Chicago, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,069.70
Stafford O Kelly Lake Forest, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,065.02
Carlos Alban Lake Forest, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,060.69
Brian Blaser Libertyville, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,025.01
John Landgraf Libertyville, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,017.40
Heather Mason Danville, CA Abbott Laboratories $5,010.81

Showing the top 500 of 1,277 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 2011 Historical $384,827.59 $326,102.55 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Late Historical $236,200.39 $384,827.59 Source ↗