BNSF Railway Company

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2012 · Treasurer: Sandra Garcia · Fort Worth, TX

Raised
$42,500
Total Spent
$43,500
To TN candidates
$27,500
63% of spending
To other PACs
$16,000
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,500 to 15 candidates
$14,500 to 13 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $43,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,500 (63%) — 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: $43,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $27,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,000.00
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 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 $27,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,500. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural Inc. $7,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $1,000.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $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
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
BNSF Railway Company Fort Worth, TX — $42,500.00

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
Q4 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107487
Pre-General 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105567
Q3 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 103859
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102110
Q2 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100578
Q1 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98610