Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$23,600

incl. $4,600 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$23,500

To TN candidates

$23,500

100% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $23,500 to 8 candidates

$19,000 to 5 Republicans $4,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,500 (100%) — 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: $23,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$23,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $23,500 100%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bill Lee ^†	Governor	Rep.	$10,000.00
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$3,000.00
Randy McNally ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$3,000.00
Bob Freeman ^†	Tennessee House, District 56	Dem.	$1,500.00
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 21	Dem.	$1,500.00
Karen Camper ^†	Tennessee House, District 87	Dem.	$1,500.00
William Lamberth ^†	Tennessee House, District 44	Rep.	$1,500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

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
Caterpillar Employees PAC Fed	Peoria, IL	—	$19,000.00

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 2022 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107115
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105568
Q3 2022 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104022
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102088
Q2 2022 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100421
Q1 2022 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98222