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Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2009 · Treasurer: Robert Hamill · Columbus, OH

Raised
$606,584
incl. $58,927 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$297,400
Spent outside Tennessee
$287,650
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,750
2.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 6 candidates
$4,500 to 6 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $297,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $287,650 (97%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $297,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,750
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
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 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 $6,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Swann, Art $500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $500.00
McCormick PAC $500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Zebula Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $5,017.91
Allan Smith Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $4,999.92
Charles Patton Blacklick, OH Aep Service Corp $4,999.92
Dale Heydlauff Upper Arlington, OH Aep Service Corp $4,999.92
John Harper Tulsa, OK Public Service Co of Ok $4,999.92
Julio Reyes Corpus Christi, TX Aep Texas Central Co $4,999.92
Murray Evans Corpus Christi, TX Aep Texas Central Co $4,999.92
Nicholas Akins Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $4,999.92
Paul Chodak Fort Wayne, IN Indiana Michigan Power $4,999.92
Venita McCellon Allen Shreveport, LA Aep Service Corp $4,999.92

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 $160,336.11 $215,011.13 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73283
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $209,126.76 $160,336.11 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71909