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BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Patricia Murphy · Ft Worth, TX

Raised
$1,147,614
incl. $150,388 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$38,650
To TN candidates
$34,150
88% of spending
To other PACs
$4,500
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 3 candidates
$500 to 1 Republican $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $38,650 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,150 (88%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $38,650
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $34,150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 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 $34,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $33,150 difference, $33,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $33,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Duncan, John $7,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $5,000.00
  • Cohen, Steve $2,500.00
  • Tanner, John $2,000.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
  • Rochelle, Bob $500.00
  • Stanley, Paul $500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • …and 51 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
House Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Senate Speaker PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Robert Lease Roanke, TX BNSF $5,602.50
Denis Smith Colleyville, TX BNSF $5,416.67
M K Morgan Southlake, TX BNSF $5,416.67
C R Ice Colleyville, TX BNSF $5,208.33
Chris Roberts Trophy Club, TX BNSF $5,208.33
David Fleenor Jr Fort Worth, TX BNSF $5,208.33
David Garin Roanoke, TX BNSF $5,208.33
David Stropes Southlake, TX BNSF $5,208.33
Dennis Johnson Fr Worth, TX BNSF $5,208.33
F G Draper Southlake, TX BNSF $5,208.33

Showing the top 500 of 724 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 2006 Historical $258,665.64 $426,077.39 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $252,891.01 $258,665.64 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $496,169.77 $252,891.01 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $467,102.15 $496,169.77 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $553,092.55 $467,102.15 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $602,244.74 $553,092.55 Source ↗