Altria Group INC PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Gayle Drisco · Washington, DC

Raised
$877,956
incl. $210,831 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$304,132
Spent outside Tennessee
$285,687
94% of spending
To TN candidates
$9,600
3.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 4 candidates
$750 to 3 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $304,132 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $285,687 (94%) — 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: $7,845 ÷ Total spent: $304,132
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,845
Contributions to candidates $9,600

“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
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $250.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $9,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $8,600 difference, $8,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
  • Bone, Stratton $500.00
  • Davidson, Eugene $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
  • Baird, William $250.00
  • Black, Diane $250.00
  • Borchert, Willie (Butch) $250.00
  • Briley, Rob $250.00
  • Bryson, James $250.00
  • …and 26 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
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Tn Admin Expense $7,845.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
A Jeanette Washington Mitchellville, MD Altria Corp. SVCS, Inc. $5,000.00
Arny Lilly Chesterfield, VA Retired $5,000.00
Charles Wall New York, NY Altria Group, Inc. $5,000.00
Dinyar Devitre New York, NY Altria Group, Inc. $5,000.00
Georgians for Isakson Atla Nta, GA — $5,000.00
John Reed Duxbury, MA — $5,000.00
Louis Camilleri New York, NY Altria Group, Inc. $5,000.00
Craig Johnson Richmond, VA Altria Group Distribution Co $4,999.92
David Beran Richmond, VA Altria Group Inc. $4,999.92
G Penn Holsenbeck New York, NY Altria $4,999.92

Showing the top 500 of 727 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 2005 Historical $297,346.87 $321,501.00 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $141,883.66 $297,346.87 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $129,789.26 $141,883.66 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $226,499.64 $129,789.26 Source ↗