Ao Smith Corporation PAC AOSPAC
Registered Oct 2010 · Treasurer: Benjamin Otchere · Milwaukee, WI
Where the Money Goes
Of the $45,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,500 (63%) — 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).
| Operating / overhead spending | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $10,500 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $28,500 63%
- To TN candidates $10,500 23%
- To other PACs $6,000 13%
“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 (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $10,500 difference, $10,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $10,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Black (2012), Diane $2,500.00
- Marsha Blackburn for Congress $2,500.00
- Bob Corker for Senate $1,500.00
- Cohen, Steve $1,000.00
- Duncan for Congress $1,000.00
- Scott Desjarlais for Congress $1,000.00
- Stephen Fincher for Congress $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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Rock City PAC | $5,000.00 |
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $28,500 to 16 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 7 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $2,500.00 |
| Ryan for Congress | Wisconsin | $2,500.00 |
| Stabenow for U. S. Senate | Washington, D.C. | $2,500.00 |
| Tammy Baldwin for Senate | Wisconsin | $2,500.00 |
| Feinstein for Senate 2012 | California | $2,500.00 |
| Tommy Thompson for Senate Inc. | Wisconsin | $2,500.00 |
| Friends of Jeanne Shaheen | Washington, D.C. | $2,500.00 |
| Ben Cardin for Senate Inc. | Washington, D.C. | $1,500.00 |
| Kind for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $1,500.00 |
| Friends of John Boehner | Ohio | $1,500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajita Rajendra | Mequon, WI | A. O. Smith Corporate WHQ | $3,240.00 |
| Jeff Vallett | Lebanon, TN | Lochinvar Corp. | $2,500.00 |
| Jim Stern | Wauwatosa, WI | A. O. Smith Corporate Headquarters | $2,500.00 |
| Paul Jones | Nashotah, WI | A. O. Smith World Headquarters | $2,500.00 |
| William Greubel | Seabrook Island, SC | A. O. Smith Corporation | $2,500.00 |
| William Vallett Jr | Old Hickory, TN | — | $2,500.00 |
| Mathais Sandoval | Miami, FL | A. O. Smith Corporation | $1,500.00 |
| Kevin Wheeler | Pewaukee, WI | Ao Smith Corp | $1,100.00 |
| Steve Rettler | Mequon, WI | A. O. Smith Corporate Headquarters | $1,060.00 |
| Bruce Smith | Fox Point, WI | Smith Investment Corp | $1,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2012 Historical | $13,578.03 | $14,598.66 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $32,904.63 | $13,578.03 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $39,556.97 | $32,904.63 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $38,358.57 | $39,556.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $35,227.43 | $38,358.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $20,316.69 | $35,227.43 | Source ↗ |