Bridgestone Americas Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2003 · Treasurer: Charles Johnson · Washington, DC

Also giving in

Also gave $12,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$124,368
incl. $40,818 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$46,250
To TN candidates
$27,000
58% of spending
To other PACs
$15,250
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 1 candidate
$2,500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $46,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,000 (58%) — 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: $2,000 ÷ Total spent: $46,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,000
Contributions to candidates $27,000

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor 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 $27,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $24,500 difference, $24,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $24,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Corker, Bob $15,000.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $6,500.00
  • Bryson, Jim $1,000.00
  • Cooper, Jim $1,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Volunteer PAC (Volpac) $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party $2,750.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Wedge PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,000 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Boswell, Leonard L. Iowa $1,000.00
Ross, Mike Arkansas $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mark Emkes Nashville, TN Bridgestone Americas Inc. $5,000.00
Patricia James Brentwood, TN Bridgestone Americas Inc. $5,000.00
Saul Solomon Nashville, TN Klein Solomon Mills $4,999.92
Steven Akey Washington, DC Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. $4,999.92
Frank Doman Brentwood, TN Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. $4,992.00
Daniel Adomitis Franklin, TN Bridgestone Firestone, Inc. $4,800.00
Christine Karbowiak Nashville, TN Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. $3,000.00
Michael Gorey Nashville, TN Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. $3,000.00
Jorge Gonzalez Nashville, TN Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. $2,400.00
Timothy Bent Brentwood, TN Bridgestone, Firestone, Inc. $1,870.00

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
Q4 2006 Historical $62,985.50 $62,553.46 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12806
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $61,251.66 $62,985.50 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 14191
Q3 2006 Historical $59,110.05 $61,251.66 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10780
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $57,503.66 $59,110.05 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9443
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $47,335.00 $57,503.66 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 11988
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $57,260.66 $47,335.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6997