BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Patricia Murphy · Ft Worth, TX
Where the Money Goes
Of the $12,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (58%) — 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 / overhead spending | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $7,000 |
- To TN candidates $7,000 58%
- Spent outside Tennessee $2,500 21%
- To other PACs $2,500 21%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Cohen, Steve $2,500.00
- Tanner, John $2,500.00
- David, Davis $1,000.00
- Davis, Lincoln $1,000.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Democratic Caucus | $625.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $625.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $625.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus-Tn | $625.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $2,500 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Lamar | Washington, D.C. | $2,500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Werner | Fort Worth, TX | BNSF | $5,567.00 |
| George Duggan | Arlington, TX | BNSF | $5,208.37 |
| M K Morgan | Southlake, TX | BNSF | $5,208.37 |
| Dennis Kearns | Austin, TX | BNSF | $5,000.16 |
| Paul Bischler | Southlake, TX | BNSF | $5,000.15 |
| D J Mitchell | Hurst, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Denis Smith | Colleyville, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Kathryn Farmer | Fort Worth, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Linda Hurt | Southlake, TX | BNSF Corp | $5,000.00 |
| Mark Stehly | Colleyville, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 926 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.