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

$37,005

incl. $3,602 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$7,500

To other PACs

$5,500

73% of spending

To TN candidates

$2,000

27% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate

$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,500 (73%) — 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: $7,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$2,000

Source filings:

To other PACs $5,500 73%
To TN candidates $2,000 27%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Marsha Blackburn ^†	Governor	Rep.	$1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Fincher, Steve $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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee	$2,500.00
House Republican Caucus	$1,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus	$1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Alan Yarcusko	Akron, OH	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$4,999.92
Steven Akey	Washington, DC	Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.	$4,999.92
Christine Karbowiak	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.	$3,000.00
Phillip Knopp	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$1,583.74
Omar Diaz	Graniteville, SC	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$1,357.11
Michael Martini	Ann Arbor, MI	Bridgestone, Firestone Inc.	$1,200.00
Michael Ward	Akron, OH	Bridgestone Polymers	$1,128.92
Vern Huffsteller	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$893.99
Edward Utsch	Tinley Park, IL	Bridgestone Americas	$859.36
Christian Gullott	Washington, DC	Bridgestone Firestone, Inc.	$600.00

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 2015 Amended Historical	$52,145.39	$51,591.20	Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62583
Mid-Year 2015 Historical	$57,388.17	$52,145.39	Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60974