Abbvie Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$844,233
incl. $257,754 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$674,690
Spent outside Tennessee
$661,590
98% of spending
To TN candidates
$8,750
1.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,750 to 12 candidates
$6,500 to 11 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $674,690 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $661,590 (98%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $674,690
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $8,750

“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
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $750.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 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 $8,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,750. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Smith, Robin $500.00
  • Moody, Brent $250.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $250.00

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
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $500.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Matthew Williams Brookfield, WI Abbvie, Inc. $5,141.36
Laura Schumacher Lake Bluff, IL Abbvie, Inc. $5,051.79
Carlos Alban Lake Forest, IL Abbott Laboratories $5,000.00
Richard Gonzalez Chicago, IL Abbvie, Inc. $5,000.00
Ryan for Congress Inc. Janesville, WI — $5,000.00
Henry Gosebruch Lake Bluff, IL Abbvie, Inc. $4,999.80
James Sullivan Deerfield, IL Abbott Laboratories $4,999.80
Michael Carlin Evanston, IL Abbvie, Inc. $4,999.80
Perry Siatis Northbrook, IL Abbott Laboratories $4,999.80
Scott Reents Lake Forest, IL Abbvie, Inc. $4,999.80

Showing the top 500 of 597 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
Q4 2018 Historical $106,077.49 $269,776.33 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $66,039.59 $106,077.49 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $18,833.12 $66,039.59 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $85,223.47 $18,833.12 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $60,680.46 $85,223.47 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $209,255.04 $60,680.46 Source ↗