BNSF Railway Company RAILPAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Patricia Murphy · Ft Worth, TX
Where the Money Goes
Of the $24,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,100 (71%) — 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 | $1,900 |
| Contributions to candidates | $17,100 |
- To TN candidates $17,100 71%
- Spent outside Tennessee $5,000 21%
- Operating & other $1,900 7.9%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $400.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $400.00 |
| Joe Towns Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 84 | Dem. | $300.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $300.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $300.00 |
| Karen Camper † | Tennessee House, District 87 | Dem. | $300.00 |
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $300.00 |
| Pat Marsh † | Tennessee House, District 62 | Rep. | $300.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $17,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,600. Of the $14,500 difference, $14,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $14,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Haslam, Bill $500.00
- Beavers, Mae $400.00
- Burks, Charlotte $400.00
- Finney, Lowe $400.00
- Fitzhugh, Craig $400.00
- Harmon, Bill $400.00
- Henry, Douglas $400.00
- Kyle, Jim $400.00
- Norris, Mark $400.00
- Ramsey, Ron $400.00
- …and 34 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.
Given in Other States
This committee sent $5,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Schulze, Mark A. | Texas | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Admin Expense-Tn | $1,900.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNSF Railway | Admin Expense-Tn | 12/13/2010 | $1,210.00 |
| BNSF Railway | Admin Expense-Tn | 03/31/2010 | $345.00 |
| BNSF Railway | Admin Expense-Tn | 06/30/2010 | $345.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Liniado | Dallas, TX | BNSF Corporation | $5,000.04 |
| Boozman for Congress | Rogers, AR | — | $5,000.00 |
| D J Mitchell | Hurst, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Kathryn Farmer | Fort Worth, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Linda Hurt | Southlake, TX | BNSF Corp | $5,000.00 |
| Mark Schulze | Argyle, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Richard Miller | Ft Worth, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Robert Lease | Roanke, TX | BNSF | $5,000.00 |
| Warren Buffet | Omaha, NE | BNSF Railway Co | $5,000.00 |
| Amy Hawkins | Arlington, VA | BNSF | $4,999.92 |
Showing the top 500 of 1,016 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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2010 Amended Historical | $77,673.88 | $120,949.91 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $57,117.60 | $77,673.88 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Late Historical | $283,766.19 | $57,117.60 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Late Historical | $238,343.15 | $283,766.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Late Historical | $292,597.10 | $238,343.15 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Late Historical | $297,917.36 | $292,597.10 | Source ↗ |