Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$33,500

incl. $12,500 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$33,500

To TN candidates

$27,500

82% of spending

To other PACs

$6,000

18% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $23,500 to 12 candidates

$21,500 to 10 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,500 (82%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $33,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$27,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $27,500 82%
To other PACs $6,000 18%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bill Lee ^†	Governor	Rep.	$10,000.00
Randy McNally ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$3,000.00
Bo Watson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 11	Rep.	$1,500.00
Ed Jackson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 25	Rep.	$1,500.00
Ryan D. Williams ^†	Tennessee House, District 42	Rep.	$1,500.00
Dennis Powers ^†	Tennessee House, District 36	Rep.	$1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 21	Dem.	$1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons ^†	Tennessee House, District 55	Dem.	$1,000.00
John Stevens ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 24	Rep.	$1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling ^†	Tennessee House, District 38	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 $27,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Casada, Glen $1,500.00
Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
Doss, Barry $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
House Republican Caucus	$3,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus	$3,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Caterpillar Employees PAC Fed	Peoria, IL	—	$21,000.00

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
Q4 2018 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82151
Pre-General 2018 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80570
Q3 2018 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79143
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77419
Q2 2018 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75832
Q1 2018 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74497