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Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$551,559
incl. $216,346 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$508,939
Spent outside Tennessee
$490,339
96% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,000
2.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,000 to 11 candidates
$6,000 to 9 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $508,939 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $490,339 (96%) — 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: $508,939
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $12,000

“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
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,000. 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:

  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Tennesseans for Freedom $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dale Heydlauff Upper Arlington, OH Aep Service Corp $4,791.59
Allan Smith Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $4,583.26
Charles Patton Blacklick, OH Aep Service Corp $4,583.26
Julio Reyes Corpus Christi, TX Aep Texas Central Co $4,583.26
Nicholas Akins Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $4,583.26
Paul Chodak Fort Wayne, IN Indiana Michigan Power $4,583.26
Charles Zebula Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $4,528.33
Brian Tierney Upper Arrlington, OH Aep Service Corp $3,758.26
Craig Rhoades Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $3,666.74
Judith Talavera Pflugerville, TX Aep Service Corp $3,428.26

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 2020 Historical $234,242.20 $278,988.68 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 95575
Pre-General 2020 Historical $221,340.12 $234,242.20 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92199
Q3 2020 Historical $230,300.29 $221,340.12 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91174
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $255,872.49 $230,300.29 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89742
Q2 2020 Historical $265,567.73 $255,872.49 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88591
Q1 2020 Historical $236,368.15 $265,567.73 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87200