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Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$626,094
incl. $230,642 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$631,950
Spent outside Tennessee
$617,850
98% of spending
To TN candidates
$10,500
1.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,000 to 14 candidates
$7,500 to 13 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $631,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $617,850 (98%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $631,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $10,500

“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
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 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 $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $500.00

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
Cas-Pac $500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $500.00
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Registration $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Zebula Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $5,020.83
Jenkins for Senate Huntington, WV — $5,000.00
John Bel Edwards for Louisiana Leadership PAC Ponchatoula, LA — $5,000.00
Ryan for Congress Inc. Janesville, WI — $5,000.00
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
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

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 $135,230.48 $209,155.20 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82212
Pre-General 2018 Historical $151,604.21 $135,230.48 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80844
Q3 2018 Historical $188,175.93 $151,604.21 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79655
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $156,949.11 $188,175.93 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77687
Q2 2018 Historical $152,959.40 $156,949.11 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76265
Q1 2018 Historical $215,011.13 $152,959.40 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75011