Memphis

Atmos Energy PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$492,758
incl. $192,006 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$34,150
To TN candidates
$23,150
68% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,750 to 3 candidates
$1,750 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,150 (68%) — 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: $34,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $23,150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $23,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,750. Of the $21,400 difference, $21,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $10,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $1,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Davis, Lincoln $1,000.00
  • Duncan, John $1,000.00
  • Roe, Phil $1,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Carr, Joe $500.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • …and 11 more recipients

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 $2,500.00
Haslam Inaugural Committee 2011 $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Harwell PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Robert Best Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corp $5,192.10
Freddie Meisenheimer Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $3,829.53
Richard Erskine Flower Mound, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,299.49
Louis Gregory Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,246.41
Richard Gius Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $2,986.78
Michael Haefner Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $2,928.38
Conrad Gruber Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $2,798.70
John Paris Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corp $2,759.93
Mark Bergeron Houston, TX Atmos Energy Corp $2,751.61
Tom Hawkins Baton Rouge, LA Atmos Energy Corp $2,635.84

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
Q4 2010 Historical $647,854.41 $717,133.48 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36144
Pre-General 2010 Historical $702,205.75 $647,854.41 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34828
Q3 2010 Historical $748,177.92 $702,205.75 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33647
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $799,622.03 $748,177.92 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32354
Q2 2010 Historical $774,163.29 $799,622.03 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31752
Q1 2010 Historical $710,339.30 $774,163.29 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30219