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Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$462,351
incl. $124,316 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$25,500
To TN candidates
$20,000
78% of spending
To other PACs
$5,500
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 1 candidate
$2,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,000 (78%) — 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: $25,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $20,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $20,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $18,000 difference, $18,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper for Congress $7,500.00
  • Duncan for Congress $2,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Friends of John Tanner $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Tanner, John $1,000.00
  • …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 Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $250.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James W Owens Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,200.00
Mark R Pflederer Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,036.77
Daniel M Murphy Mossville, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
William J Rohner Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
Douglas R Oberhelman Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
James J Parker Mossville, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
Steven H Wunning Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
David B Burritt Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,948.67
Stephen A Gosselin Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,899.96
Stuart L Levenick Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,800.00

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 2008 Historical $52,489.19 $127,707.83 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26698
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $61,989.19 $52,489.19 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26041
Q3 2008 Historical $106,733.86 $61,989.19 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24391
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $181,283.86 $106,733.86 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22970
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $200,540.28 $181,283.86 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 23247
Q1 2008 Historical $233,360.46 $200,540.28 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20761