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Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$243,321
incl. $21,684 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$623,808
Spent outside Tennessee
$611,308
98% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,500
2.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 3 candidates
$3,000 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $623,808 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $611,308 (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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $623,808
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,500
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
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $9,500 difference, $9,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $7,500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Peggy Simmons Tulsa, OK Public Service Co. of Ok $2,712.48
Ann Kelly Glen Mills, PA Aep Service Corporation $2,499.96
Nicholas Akins Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $2,499.96
Paul Chodak Fort Wayne, IN Indiana Michigan Power $2,499.96
Julia Sloat Columbus, OH Aep Service Corp $2,403.78
Phillip Ulrich Columbus, OH Aep Service Corporation $2,403.78
Anthony Kavanagh Arlington, VA Aep Service Corp $2,250.00
Craig Rhoades Dublin, OH Aep Service Corp $2,172.22
Judith Talavera Pflugerville, TX Aep Service Corp $1,991.21
Aaron Walker Columbus, OH Appalachian Power Company $1,960.19

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 2023 Historical $366,158.16 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110801
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $380,486.70 $366,158.16 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109308