Abbott Laboratories Employee PAC
Registered May 2006 · Treasurer: Joellen Medley · Abbott Park, IL
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 / overhead spending | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $22,600 |
- To TN candidates $22,600 79%
- To other PACs $4,900 17%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 3.5%
“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
| 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
| 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander for Senate 2014 | Virginia | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| 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.