Automobile Club of Michigan PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2014 · Treasurer: Heather Drake · Dearborn, MI

Raised

$163,534

incl. $16,497 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$45,200

Spent outside Tennessee

$43,200

96% of spending

To TN candidates

$2,000

4.4% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 4 candidates

$750 to 2 Republicans $750 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $45,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $43,200 (96%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $45,200

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$2,000

Source filings:

Spent outside Tennessee $43,200 96%
To TN candidates $2,000 4.4%

“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
Becky Duncan Massey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 06	Rep.	$500.00
Jeff Yarbro ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 21	Dem.	$500.00
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$250.00
Sam Whitson ^†	Tennessee House, District 65	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 $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Mannis, Eddie $500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Joseph Richardson	Long Grove, IL	Aaa Michigan	$4,800.00
Catherine Ross	Atlanta, GA	Georgia Inst of Tech	$3,000.00
Charles Allen	Detroit, MI	Graimark Realty Advisors Inc.	$3,000.00
Edwards McReynolds	Oviedo, FL	Acg Board Member	$3,000.00
Gary Defrange	Denver, CO	Aaa Colorado	$3,000.00
Lee McCallister	Greensboro, NC	Aaa Board	$3,000.00
Lisa Cochrane	Winnetka, IL	Acg	$3,000.00
Mary McMillan	Fort Collins, CO	Aaa Colorado	$3,000.00
Mhayse Samalya	Oxnard, CA	Retired	$3,000.00
Stephen Ewing	Franklin, MI	Retired	$3,000.00

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 2021 Historical	$212,976.34	$279,208.77	Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97439
Mid-Year 2021 Historical	$160,967.33	$212,976.34	Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95809