Charter Communications INC Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$83,500
Total Spent
$77,174
To other PACs
$56,500
73% of spending
To TN candidates
$20,500
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,000 to 16 candidates
$14,000 to 12 Republicans $4,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $77,174 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $56,500 (73%) — 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: $174 ÷ Total spent: $77,174
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $174
Contributions to candidates $20,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Brock Martin † Tennessee House, District 79 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 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 $20,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,500.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $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) $25,000.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $5,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,500.00
Stevens PAC (John Stevens) $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $174.43

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
INC PAC Charter Communications Stamford, CT — $57,000.00
Charter Communications Inc. St Louis, MO — $26,500.00

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 2023 Historical $57,185.63 $6,599.57 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110580
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $274.00 $57,185.63 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108772