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

$55,273

incl. $4,921 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$6,750

To other PACs

$3,750

56% of spending

To TN candidates

$3,000

44% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,750 (56%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $6,750

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$3,000

Source filings:

To other PACs $3,750 56%
To TN candidates $3,000 44%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Fincher, Steve $3,000.00

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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee	$2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus	$1,250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Steven Akey	Washington, DC	Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.	$4,791.59
Patricia James	Brentwood, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$4,600.00
Stephen Brooks	Franklin, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$3,450.00
Phillip Knopp	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$3,362.35
Christine Karbowiak	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.	$2,875.00
Timothy Bent	Brentwood, TN	Bridgestone, Firestone, Inc.	$2,070.00
Alan Yarcusko	Akron, OH	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$1,916.82
Michael Ward	Akron, OH	Bridgestone Polymers	$1,329.48
Michael Weaver	La Vergne, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$1,251.50
Timothy Barber	Arlington, TX	Bridgestone, Firestone, Inc.	$1,226.13

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 2013 Historical	$35,480.44	$55,186.26	Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49602
Mid-Year 2013 Historical	$52,324.13	$35,480.44	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47552