Memphis

Atmos Energy PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2007 · Treasurer: Justin Phillips · Dallas, TX

Raised
$453,541
incl. $68,662 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,750
To TN candidates
$6,750
57% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 2 candidates
$3,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,750 (57%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $11,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 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 $6,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $3,250 difference, $3,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $500.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $250.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $1,500.00
MPAC $1,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kim Cocklin Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $10,186.89
Robert Best Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corp $4,594.73
Freddie Meisenheimer Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $3,403.36
Mark Johnson Houston, TX Atmos Energy $3,174.02
Louis Gregory Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,150.85
Conrad Gruber Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $2,929.18
Richard Gius Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $2,899.08
Richard Erskine Flower Mound, TX Atmos Energy Corp $2,818.21
Michael Haefner Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $2,796.40
John Paris Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corp $2,678.82

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 2009 Historical $766,956.39 $710,339.30 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29374
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $589,860.47 $766,956.39 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28001