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Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2006 · Treasurer: Wayne Zemke · Irving, TX

Raised
$545,175
incl. $274,816 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$21,000
To TN candidates
$18,500
88% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,500 (88%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $21,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $18,500
Source filings:

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 $18,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $17,500 difference, $17,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $5,000.00
  • Duncan for Congress $1,500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Pinion, Phillip $1,000.00
  • Tanner, John $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $750.00
  • Rinks, Randy $750.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $500.00
  • Stanley, Paul $500.00
  • …and 1 more recipients

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 Democratic Party $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Francis McPheeters Peoria, IL Caterpillar, Inc. $5,000.00
Douglas R Oberhelman Peoria, IL Caterpillar $3,749.94
Gerald L Shaheen Peoria, IL Caterpillar $3,749.94
James J Parker Mossville, IL Caterpillar $3,749.94
Steven H Wunning Peoria, IL Caterpillar $3,749.94
Daniel M Murphy Mossville, IL Caterpillar $3,674.97
Stephen A Gosselin Peoria, IL Caterpillar $3,674.97
Gerald Palmer Aurora, IL Caterpillar $3,600.00
James W Owens Peoria, IL Caterpillar $3,600.00
Stuart L Levenick Peoria, IL Caterpillar $3,600.00

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
Q4 2006 Historical $6,237.06 $125,062.48 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12832
Pre-General 2006 Historical $69,254.56 $6,237.06 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11522
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $138,449.14 $69,254.56 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 15106
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $152,564.06 $138,449.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9194
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $0.00 $152,564.06 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 9728