Altria Group INC PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Gayle Drisco · Washington, DC
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $285,687 94%
- To TN candidates $9,600 3.2%
- Operating & other $7,845 2.6%
- To other PACs $1,000 0.3%
“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
| 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Tn Admin Expense | $7,845.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altria Corporate Services | Tn Admin Expense | 02/24/2005 | $7,845.00 |
Who Funds It
| 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.