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Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$435,644
incl. $57,064 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,000
To TN candidates
$8,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 1 candidate
$2,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,000 (100%) — 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: $8,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $8,000
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 $8,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper for Congress $5,000.00
  • Davis, Lincoln $1,000.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David B Burritt Peoria, IL Caterpillar $6,180.56
Daniel M Murphy Mossville, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
Douglas R Oberhelman Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
James W Owens Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
William J Rohner Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
Edward J Rapp Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
James J Parker Mossville, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
Steven H Wunning Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
Stephen A Gosselin Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,899.96
Stuart L Levenick Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,833.32

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 2009 Historical $275,897.51 $260,893.55 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28953
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $127,707.83 $275,897.51 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28008