Atmos Energy PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$465,850
incl. $69,560 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$40,500
To TN candidates
$32,500
80% of spending
To other PACs
$8,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,750 to 12 candidates
$7,750 to 12 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $32,500 (80%) — 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: $40,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $32,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $3,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $250.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 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 $32,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,750. Of the $24,750 difference, $24,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $24,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Alexander for Senate 2014 $5,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $5,000.00
  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $750.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $750.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Jim Tracy for Congress $500.00
  • …and 14 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
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
RAAMPAC $2,000.00
Harwell PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kim Cocklin Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $5,000.00
Robert Best Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corp $4,807.70
Bret Eckert Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $3,853.41
Louis Gregory Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,546.59
Marvin Sweetin Anna, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,400.16
Michael Haefner Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $3,290.40
Richard Gius Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $3,263.09
Richard Erskine Flower Mound, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,172.06
Conrad Gruber Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $3,057.62
John Paris Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,015.22

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 2013 Historical $884,508.56 $795,284.27 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49601
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $768,414.26 $884,508.56 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47827