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Baker Donelson TN PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2007 · Treasurer: R. Culver Schmid · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$10,118
incl. $3,276 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$31,500
To TN candidates
$17,500
56% of spending
To other PACs
$14,000
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,000 to 2 candidates
$10,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $31,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,500 (56%) — 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: $31,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $17,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $7,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $17,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,000. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $7,500.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) $5,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
Envision Tennessee $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Gevertz Atlanta, GA Baker Donelson $494.13
Richard Cowart Nashville, TN Baker Donelson $494.13
Timothy Lupinacci Birmingham, AL Baker Donelson $494.13
Steven F Griffith New Orleans, LA Baker Donelson $412.95
Russell Gray Chattanooga, TN Baker Donelson $373.80
Steven Michael Hyjek Washington, DC Baker Donelson $355.98
Linda Klein Atlanta, GA Baker Donelson $293.70
Stephen Craig Holden Baltimore, MD Baker Donelson $280.53
Jennifer P Keller Johnson City, TN Baker Donelson $267.00
Roy C Cheatwood New Orleans, LA Baker Donelson $222.50

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 2022 Historical $46,138.07 $15,524.52 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107420
Pre-General 2022 Historical $45,882.82 $46,138.07 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105887
Q3 2022 Historical $45,250.57 $45,882.82 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104637
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $45,250.57 $45,250.57 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102092
Q2 2022 Historical $44,473.81 $45,250.57 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100715
Q1 2022 Historical $36,906.14 $44,473.81 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98500