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Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$447,969
incl. $114,679 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,500
To TN candidates
$28,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,500 (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: $28,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $28,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 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 $28,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $27,500 difference, $27,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper for Congress $5,000.00
  • Duncan for Congress $5,000.00
  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Fincher, Steve $5,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,500.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ali M Bahaj Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
Douglas R Oberhelman Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
Gwenne A Henricks Mossville, IL Caterpillar Inc. $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
Gregory S Folley Mossville, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
James J Parker Mossville, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
Stephen P Larson Morton, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92
Steven H Wunning Peoria, IL Caterpillar $4,999.92

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 2010 Historical $13,685.94 $76,809.34 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36337
Pre-General 2010 Historical $200,743.35 $13,685.94 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34833
Q3 2010 Historical $150,552.64 $200,743.35 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33650
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $205,855.82 $150,552.64 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32779
Q2 2010 Historical $290,330.80 $205,855.82 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31705
Q1 2010 Historical $260,893.55 $290,330.80 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30235