Memphis

BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,298,420
incl. $26,612 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$7,730
To TN candidates
$5,000
65% of spending
Operating & other
$2,730
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,730 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (65%) — 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: $2,730 ÷ Total spent: $7,730
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,730
Contributions to candidates $5,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 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 $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $4,500 difference, $4,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $500.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $400.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $400.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $400.00
  • McCord, Joe $400.00
  • Watson, Eric $400.00
  • Deberry, Lois $250.00
  • …and 1 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Admin Expense-Tn $2,730.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mark Schulze Argyle, TX BNSF $10,000.00
John Lanigan Colleyville, TX BNSF $5,208.25
T A Olsen Roanoke, TX BNSF Corp $5,208.25
Sarah Bailiff Ft Worth, TX BNSF $5,000.10
D J Mitchell Hurst, TX BNSF $5,000.00
Kevin Kaufman Southlake, TX BNSF $5,000.00
Linda Hurt Southlake, TX BNSF Corp $5,000.00
Mark Stehly Colleyville, TX BNSF $5,000.00
Richard Miller Ft Worth, TX BNSF $5,000.00
Robert Lease Roanke, TX BNSF $5,000.00

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
Year-End 2009 Historical $152,819.86 $297,917.36 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29375
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $229,600.23 $152,819.86 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28003