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Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,000
Total Spent
$20,000
To TN candidates
$14,000
70% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,000 to 9 candidates
$8,500 to 6 Republicans $4,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,000 (70%) — 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: $20,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $3,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,500.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 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 $14,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,000. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $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 — $20,000.00

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 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93461
Pre-General 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 91937
Q3 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90839
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89473
Q2 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88215
Q1 2020 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87016