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

$27,541

incl. $3,938 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$4,550

To other PACs

$3,500

77% of spending

To TN candidates

$1,050

23% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,050 to 1 candidate

$1,050 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (77%) — 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: $4,550

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$1,050

Source filings:

To other PACs $3,500 77%
To TN candidates $1,050 23%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bill Lee ^†	Governor	Rep.	$1,050.00

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

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
MCPAC (Randy McNally)	$500.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Alan Yarcusko	Akron, OH	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$4,791.59
Christine Karbowiak	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.	$2,875.00
Omar Diaz	Graniteville, SC	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$1,985.32
Thomas Lehner	Alexandria, VA	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$1,354.20
Margaret Levine	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Americas, Inc.	$1,150.00
Greutman Monty	Maroa, IL	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations	$958.41
Michael Ward	Akron, OH	Bridgestone Polymers	$767.89
Vern Huffstetler	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$717.89
Phillip Knopp	Nashville, TN	Bridgestone Americas Inc.	$608.67
Cetnarowski Richard	Lebanon, TN	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC	$575.00

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 2019 Historical	$63,184.20	$63,954.66	Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86099
Mid-Year 2019 Historical	$59,465.72	$63,184.20	Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84407