Ao Smith Corporation PAC AOSPAC
Registered Oct 2010 · Treasurer: Benjamin Otchere · Milwaukee, WI
Where the Money Goes
Of the $32,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,000 (84%) — 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 | $2,500 |
| Contributions to candidates | $0 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $27,000 84%
- To other PACs $2,500 7.8%
- Operating & other $2,500 7.8%
“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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | $2,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $27,000 to 10 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 4 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. | $5,000.00 |
| Marsha for Senate | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Tammy Baldwin for Senate | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Alamo PAC | Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| Walden for Congress | Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| Pallone for Congress | New Jersey | $2,500.00 |
| Mullin for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $1,500.00 |
| Moore for Congress | Wisconsin | $1,000.00 |
| Mark Pocan for Congress | Wisconsin | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Jim Clyburn | Washington, D.C. | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $2,500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Shimkus for Congress | Donations | 07/11/2018 | $2,500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stern | Wauwatosa, WI | A. O. Smith Corporate Headquarters | $6,000.00 |
| Charles Lauber | Elm Grove, WI | Ao Smith | $5,000.00 |
| Idelle Wolf | Pepper Pike, OH | A. O. Smith Corporation | $2,000.00 |
| Joshua Greene | Crofton, MD | A.O. Smith Corporation | $1,999.92 |
| David Warren | Franklin, TN | A. O. Smith Water Products | $1,200.00 |
| Joseph Troccoli | Old Hickory, TN | A. O. Smith Water Products | $1,000.00 |
| Joshua Smith | Mequon, WI | Ao Smith | $749.97 |
| Daniel Kempken | Elm Grove, WI | Ao Smith Corp | $450.00 |
| Darrell Schuh | Franklin, TN | Lochinvar | $450.00 |
| Paul Dana | Hendersonville, TN | Ao Smith Corp | $450.00 |
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 2018 Historical | $17,803.77 | $28,665.17 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $16,588.78 | $17,803.77 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $29,840.44 | $16,588.78 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $31,615.45 | $29,840.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $32,931.35 | $31,615.45 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $32,844.20 | $32,931.35 | Source ↗ |