Baker Donelson TN PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$22,552

incl. $3,678 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$4,500

To TN candidates

$2,500

56% of spending

To other PACs

$2,000

44% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 4 candidates

$2,500 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,500 (56%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $4,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$2,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $2,500 56%
To other PACs $2,000 44%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bill Powers ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 22	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jake McCalmon ^†	Tennessee House, District 63	Rep.	$500.00
Robert Stevens ^†	Tennessee House, District 13	Rep.	$500.00
Steve Southerland	Tennessee Senate, District 09	Rep.	$500.00

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

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
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)	$2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Nathan Thomas Daschle	Washington, DC	Baker Donelson	$1,040.40
Richard Cowart	Nashville, TN	Baker Donelson	$1,040.40
Russell Gray	Chattanooga, TN	Baker Donelson	$1,040.40
Steven Griffith Jr	New Orleans, LA	Baker Donelson	$1,040.40
Thomas Daschle	Washington, DC	Baker Donelson	$1,040.40
Timothy Lupinacci	Birmingham, AL	Baker Donelson	$1,040.40
David Gevertz	Atlanta, GA	Baker Donelson	$998.78
Linda Klein	Atlanta, GA	Baker Donelson	$957.17
Barbara Jean Comstock	Washington, DC	Baker Donelson	$832.32
Steven Michael Hyjek	Washington, DC	Baker Donelson	$582.61

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 2024 Historical	$43,248.82	$45,442.51	Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120194
Pre-General 2024 Historical	$43,017.60	$43,248.82	Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118716
Q3 2024 Historical	$42,520.11	$43,017.60	Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116969
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical	$42,520.11	$42,520.11	Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115689
Q2 2024 Amended Historical	$28,169.79	$42,520.11	Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114129
Q1 2024 Historical	$27,390.50	$28,169.79	Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112706