Butler Snow PAC
Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: Paul Pratt · Ridgeland, MS
Where the Money Goes
Of the $86,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $78,550 (91%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 91% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.
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 | $78,550 |
| Contributions to candidates | $0 |
- Operating & other $78,550 91%
- Spent outside Tennessee $8,000 9.2%
“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
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.
Given in Other States
This committee sent $8,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens for Cochran | Mississippi | $8,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Campaign Support | $78,550.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy for US | Campaign Support | 05/23/2016 | $5,000.00 |
| Friends of Jim Strickland | Campaign Support | 12/21/2016 | $5,000.00 |
| Kennedy for US | Campaign Support | 11/28/2016 | $5,000.00 |
| Palazzo, Steven | Campaign Support | 04/12/2016 | $3,000.00 |
| Alabama Council for Excellent Government | Campaign Support | 01/18/2016 | $2,500.00 |
| Bennet, Michael | Campaign Support | 03/29/2016 | $2,500.00 |
| Rock City PAC | Campaign Support | 10/04/2016 | $2,500.00 |
| Citizens for Cochran | Campaign Support | 05/04/2016 | $2,000.00 |
| Blackburn, Marsha | Campaign Support | 01/18/2016 | $2,000.00 |
| Friends of Bennie Thompson | Campaign Support | 10/03/2016 | $2,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haley Barbour | Yazoo, MS | Butler Snow | $5,000.00 |
| Christy Jones | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow | $1,472.00 |
| Don Cannada | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC | $1,472.00 |
| Don Clark | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow | $1,472.00 |
| Barry Cannada | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens and Cannada | $1,398.40 |
| Charles Johnson | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC | $1,398.40 |
| Don Campbell | Memphis, TN | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada | $1,398.40 |
| Steve Rosenblatt | Ridgeland, MS | Butler Snow O'Mara Stevens & Cannada, PLLC | $1,398.40 |
| Dan Elrod | Nashville, TN | Miller \& Martin PLLC | $1,324.80 |
| Jack King | Nashville, TN | Miller \& Martin PLLC | $1,324.80 |
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 2016 Amended Historical | $47,280.59 | $29,930.59 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $51,780.59 | $47,280.59 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Amended Historical | $84,030.59 | $51,780.59 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical | $89,480.59 | $84,030.59 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $102,480.59 | $89,480.59 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Amended Historical | $1,025.39 | $102,480.59 | Source ↗ |