Abbvie Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2015 · Treasurer: Timothy Kolenda · North Chicago, IL

Raised
$849,711
incl. $123,117 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$431,465
Spent outside Tennessee
$417,965
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$7,500
1.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 8 candidates
$6,000 to 8 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $431,465 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $417,965 (97%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $431,465
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,500
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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $500.00
Tim Rudd † Tennessee House, District 34 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $7,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Matheny, Judd $500.00
  • Pitts, Joe $500.00

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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Quest PAC $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
Green PAC $1,000.00
Doc PAC $500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $500.00
McCormick PAC $500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Matthew Williams Brookfield, WI Abbvie, Inc. $5,066.50
Richard Gonzalez Chicago, IL Abbvie, Inc. $5,019.24
Laura Schumacher Lake Bluff, IL Abbvie, Inc. $5,011.37
Carlos Alban Lake Forest, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,000.00
William Chase Wilmette, IL Abbvie, Inc. $5,000.00
Azita Saleki Gerhardt Mettawa, IL Abbott Laboratories $4,999.80
Hayden Rhudy Chicago, IL Abbvie, Inc. $4,999.80
Henry Gosebruch Lake Bluff, IL Abbvie, Inc. $4,999.80
James Sullivan Deerfield, IL Abbott Laboratories $4,999.80
Jochen Salfeld North Grafton, MA Abbott Labs $4,999.80

Showing the top 500 of 813 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 2017 Historical $188,466.57 $209,255.04 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $217,141.02 $188,466.57 Source ↗