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Charter Communications INC Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Mar 2016 · Treasurer: Zachary Bates · Columbia, TN

Raised
$40,000
Total Spent
$42,000
To TN candidates
$30,500
73% of spending
To other PACs
$11,500
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,500 to 19 candidates
$10,500 to 13 Republicans $3,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $42,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,500 (73%) — 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: $42,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $30,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $30,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,500. Of the $17,000 difference, $17,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $1,000.00
  • Alexander, David $500.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $500.00
  • …and 14 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Harwell PAC $2,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,500.00
MPAC $1,500.00
Green PAC $1,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Johnson Victory PAC $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Doc PAC $500.00
Jim Tracy Leadership PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
INC PAC Charter Communications Stamford, CT — $40,000.00

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 2016 Historical $4,400.00 $772.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69448
Pre-General 2016 Historical $4,400.00 $4,400.00 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68218
Q3 2016 Historical $11,900.00 $4,400.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67163
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $12,900.00 $11,900.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65539
Q2 2016 Historical $39,900.00 $12,900.00 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64351
Q1 2016 Historical $0.00 $39,900.00 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63664