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Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$636,329
incl. $57,891 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,500
To TN candidates
$11,000
81% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$2,500
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (81%) — 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: $13,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $11,000
Source filings:

“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

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 $11,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper for Congress $5,000.00
  • Black, Diane $2,500.00
  • Duncan for Congress $2,500.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,500 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Alexander for Senate 2014 Virginia $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bradley M Halverson Peoria, IL Caterpillar Inc. $5,000.00
Denise Carolyn Johnson East Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00
Donald James Umpleby 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
Julie Lagacy Peoria, IL Caterpillar Inc. $5,000.00
Kathryn Karol Washington, DC Caterpillar $5,000.00
Kent M Adams Nashville, TN Caterpillar $5,000.00
Kimberly Hauer Peoria, IL Caterpillar Inc. $5,000.00
Larry C Tate East Peoria, IL Caterpillar $5,000.00

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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $275,098.99 $412,005.36 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 50033
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $141,032.55 $275,098.99 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47554