Memphis

Atmos Energy PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$450,000
incl. $113,367 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$491,024
Spent outside Tennessee
$455,520
93% of spending
To TN candidates
$23,500
4.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,500 to 29 candidates
$13,500 to 27 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $491,024 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $455,520 (93%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $4 ÷ Total spent: $491,024
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4
Contributions to candidates $23,500
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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $500.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $500.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 Rep. $500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $23,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,500. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Faison's Freedom $500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $500.00
  • …and 7 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
Senate Republican Caucus $1,500.00
Tennessee Republican House Caucus $1,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Tax Payment $4.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
John Akers Allen, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $5,096.10
Christopher Forsythe Frisco, TX Atmos Energy $4,815.98
Kim Cocklin Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $4,807.50
David Park Lubbock, TX Atmos Energy Corp $4,548.33
Karen Hartsfield Terrell, TX Atmos $4,201.19
Richard Gius Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corporation $4,013.67
Conrad Gruber Dallas, TX Atmos Energy $3,760.84
John Paris Frisco, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,708.82
Dennis Gordon Dallas, TX Atmos Energy Corp $3,279.62
Gary Gregory Denver, CO Atmos Energy Corp $3,202.72

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 2020 Historical $795,772.01 $848,463.64 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93646
Pre-General 2020 Historical $955,566.88 $795,772.01 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92267
Q3 2020 Historical $959,483.78 $955,566.88 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90945
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $1,022,703.06 $959,483.78 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89338
Q2 2020 Historical $913,109.16 $1,022,703.06 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88149
Q1 2020 Historical $839,670.11 $913,109.16 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86408