Butler Snow PAC
Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: Paul Pratt · Ridgeland, MS
Where the Money Goes
Of the $45,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,800 (68%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 | $30,800 |
| Contributions to candidates | $0 |
- Operating & other $30,800 68%
- Spent outside Tennessee $14,500 32%
“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. Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
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.
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Campaign Support | $30,800.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicker - Mississippi Victory Committee | Campaign Support | 06/30/2008 | $5,000.00 |
| Bobby Jindal Campaign | Campaign Support | 12/16/2008 | $5,000.00 |
| Gregg Harper for Congress | Campaign Support | 07/30/2008 | $3,500.00 |
| Mississippi Senate 2008 | Campaign Support | 08/14/2008 | $3,500.00 |
| Friends of A.C. Wharton | Campaign Support | 11/18/2008 | $2,500.00 |
| The Senate Victory Fund | Campaign Support | 04/16/2008 | $2,000.00 |
| Mississippi Vpac | Campaign Support | 06/10/2008 | $1,500.00 |
| Gregg Harper for Congress | Campaign Support | 05/07/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| McCullough for Congress | Campaign Support | 04/01/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| Steve Cohen for Congress | Campaign Support | 06/30/2008 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Jones | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow | $1,112.27 |
| Don Cannada | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC | $1,001.01 |
| Don Clark | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow | $1,001.01 |
| Charles Johnson | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC | $917.62 |
| Ken Barton | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC | $917.62 |
| Phil Abernathy | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens& Cannada, PLLC | $917.62 |
| Steve Rosenblatt | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC | $917.62 |
| Bob Galloway | Gulfport, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens \& Cannada, PLLC | $834.20 |
| Chuck Harrell | Memphis, TN | Butler Snow O'mara Stevens \& Cannada, PLLC | $834.20 |
| David Jaqua | Memphis, TN | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens \& Cannada, PLLC | $834.20 |
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 2008 Historical | $10,378.95 | $2,878.95 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $11,378.95 | $10,378.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Amended Historical | $21,178.95 | $11,378.95 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $21,178.95 | $21,178.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $33,678.95 | $21,178.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $9,013.22 | $33,678.95 | Source ↗ |