Ao Smith Corporation PAC AOSPAC
Registered Oct 2010 · Treasurer: Benjamin Otchere · Milwaukee, WI
Where the Money Goes
Of the $23,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,500 (74%) — 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 | $3,500 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $17,500 74%
- To TN candidates $3,500 15%
- To other PACs $2,500 11%
“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 $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Team Hagerty $2,500.00
- Burchett 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 |
|---|---|
| Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committee | $2,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $17,500 to 8 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pallone for Congress | New Jersey | $4,500.00 |
| Cooper for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $2,500.00 |
| Moore for Congress | Wisconsin | $2,500.00 |
| Gardner for Senate | Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| Kind for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $2,500.00 |
| Capito for Senate | Virginia | $1,000.00 |
| Beatty for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Dan Kildee | Michigan | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Stern | Wauwatosa, WI | A. O. Smith Corporate Headquarters | $5,000.00 |
| Charles Lauber | Elm Grove, WI | Ao Smith | $4,500.00 |
| 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 | $1,200.00 |
| Joshua Smith | Mequon, WI | Ao Smith | $999.96 |
| Daniel Kempken | Elm Grove, WI | Ao Smith Corp | $600.00 |
| Darrell Schuh | Franklin, TN | Lochinvar | $600.00 |
| Paul Dana | Hendersonville, TN | Ao Smith Corp | $600.00 |
| Peter Martineau | Nashville, TN | Ao Smith Corp | $600.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.