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 $1,250 to 3 candidates
$500 to 1 Republican $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.

Why this number?

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: $45,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $2,000
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
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

† 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 $1,250. Of the $750 difference, $750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Mannis, Eddie $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $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.

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 ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $160,967.33 $212,976.34 Source ↗