BNSF Railway Company

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

BNSF Railway Company — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $39,500.00 $40,500.00 $27,500.00
2025 $21,150.00 $21,150.00 $12,500.00
2024 $36,500.00 $36,500.00 $13,500.00
2023 $21,000.00 $21,000.00 $7,000.00
2022 $42,500.00 $43,500.00 $15,500.00
2021 $20,000.00 $20,000.00 $12,000.00
2020 $34,000.00 $34,000.00 $21,000.00
2019 $19,050.00 $19,050.00 $10,050.00
2018 $33,000.00 $33,000.00 $9,500.00
2017 $14,600.00 $14,500.00 $7,000.00
2016 $28,600.00 $28,500.00 $9,000.00
2015 $11,000.00 $11,000.00 $3,000.00
2014 $18,825.00 $18,000.00 $5,500.00
2013 $4,500.00 $4,500.00 $2,000.00
2012 $15,200.00 $15,100.00 $0.00
All years $359,425.00 $360,300.00 $111,050.00
Raised
$359,425
incl. $825 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$360,300
To TN candidates
$232,050
64% of spending
To other PACs
$113,000
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $111,050 to 55 candidates
$95,050 to 47 Republicans $16,000 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $360,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $232,050 (64%) — 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: $15,250 ÷ Total spent: $360,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $15,250
Contributions to candidates $232,050

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $11,550.00
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $10,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $7,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $6,500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $6,500.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $5,500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $5,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $3,500.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 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 $232,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $111,050. Of the $121,000 difference, $78,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $43,000 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

Its filing also reports $78,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural Inc. $15,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $6,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $4,500.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $4,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $3,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $3,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $3,000.00
  • Swann, Art $2,500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $2,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00
  • …and 36 more recipients

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
Senate Republican Caucus $19,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $17,000.00
House Republican Caucus $16,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $12,500.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $7,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $7,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $4,500.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $2,500.00
Jobs PAC $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
State House 26 Tn $500.00
State House 30 Tn $500.00
State House 56 Tn $500.00
State House 61 Tn $500.00
State House 71 Tn $500.00
State Senate 02 Tn $500.00
State Senate 12 Tn $500.00
State Senate 16 Tn $500.00
State Senate 22 Tn $500.00
State Senate 32 Tn $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
BNSF Railway Company Fort Worth, TX — $358,600.00

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
Q3 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129162
Pre-Primary 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127913
Q2 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126602
Q1 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125123
Year-End 2025 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124036
Mid-Year 2025 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121827
Q4 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119742
Pre-General 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118431
Q3 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117003
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115379
Q2 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114144
Q1 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112518
Year-End 2023 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111098
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108783
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
Year-End 2021 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97312
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 94970
Q4 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93598
Pre-General 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 91919
Q3 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90889
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89508
Q2 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88225
Q1 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87106
Year-End 2019 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86283
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84404
Q4 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82460
Pre-General 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81423
Q3 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79736
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77660
Q2 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75989
Q1 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74788
Year-End 2017 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72927
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71298
Q4 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69714
Pre-General 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68490
Q3 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67084
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 67086
Q2 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64593
Q1 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63140
Year-End 2015 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61622
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60533
Q4 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58696
Pre-General 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57367
Q3 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56202
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55143
Q2 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52946
Q1 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50813
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50035
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47649
Q4 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45680
Pre-General 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44479
Q3 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43441
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41873
Q2 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40753