Ao Smith Corporation PAC AOSPAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2010 · Treasurer: Benjamin Otchere · Milwaukee, WI

Raised
$15,830
incl. $775 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$29,000
Spent outside Tennessee
$28,000
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,000
3.4% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,000 (97%) — 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 spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $29,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $1,000
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 (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • John Rose for Tennessee $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $28,000 to 15 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 6 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Marsha for Senate Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Daines for Montana Washington, D.C. $3,000.00
Friends of John Barrasso Virginia $2,500.00
Friends of Jim Clyburn Washington, D.C. $2,500.00
Gwen Moore for Congress Washington, D.C. $2,500.00
Steil for Wisconsin Virginia $2,500.00
David Rouzer for Congress Virginia $2,000.00
Friends of Glenn Thompson Pennsylvania $1,000.00
Veronica Escobar for Congress Maryland $1,000.00
Boots PAC Washington, D.C. $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Joshua Greene Crofton, MD A.O. Smith Corporation $2,166.58
Danny Royston Camden, SC Ao Smith $2,000.00
Charles Lauber Elm Grove, WI Ao Smith $1,300.00
Darrell Schuh Franklin, TN Lochinvar $1,300.00
Jim Stern Wauwatosa, WI A. O. Smith Corporate Headquarters $1,300.00
Joshua Smith Mequon, WI Ao Smith $1,083.29
Stephanie Scheppele Nashville, TN Ao Smith $650.00
Laura Viers Midland, NC A.O. Smith $350.00
David Boegh Johnson City, TN American Water Heaters $325.00
Eduardo Gonzalez El Paso, TX A.O. Smith $325.00

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 $25,678.72 $14,599.22 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $26,768.06 $25,678.72 Source ↗