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Advance America Cash Advance Centers

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2007 · Treasurer: W Thomas Newell · Spartanburg, SC

Raised
$114,005
Total Spent
$15,100
To other PACs
$10,000
66% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,000
33% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (66%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $15,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $5,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00

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
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Registration $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Carol Stewart Folly Beach, SC Advance America Cash Advance Centers, In $5,000.00
Donovan Langford Wheaton, IL WMX, Inc. $5,000.00
J Patrick O Shaughnnessy Spartanburg, SC Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. $5,000.00
Ken Compton Spartanburg, SC Advance America $5,000.00
Lewis Wiener Potomac, MD Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan $5,000.00
Michael Jones Groveland, FL Advance America $5,000.00
Richard A Fadel Jr Des Peres, MO Advance America $5,000.00
Robert Chapman Spartanburg, SC Inman Mills $5,000.00
Thomas Hannah Spartanburg, SC Southport Sourcing $5,000.00
Trudy Boyle Spartanburg, SC Advance America Cash Advance $5,000.00

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 2010 Historical $297,037.00 $313,088.67 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35957
Pre-General 2010 Historical $309,736.78 $297,037.00 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34639
Q3 2010 Historical $294,356.81 $309,736.78 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33691
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $297,818.76 $294,356.81 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32482
Q2 2010 Historical $282,915.47 $297,818.76 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31505
Q1 2010 Historical $217,645.25 $282,915.47 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30171