Memphis

Charter Communications INC Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$54,500
Total Spent
$66,400
To other PACs
$36,500
55% of spending
To TN candidates
$29,900
45% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,900 to 12 candidates
$22,400 to 9 Republicans $3,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $66,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $36,500 (55%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $66,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $29,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $9,400.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $3,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $3,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $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 $29,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $25,900. 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:

  • Staples, Rick $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $6,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $5,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
INC PAC Charter Communications Stamford, CT — $54,500.00

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 2019 Historical $40,644.00 $744.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85660
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $12,644.00 $40,644.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85214