Memphis

Charter Communications INC Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$103,000
Total Spent
$102,198
To other PACs
$58,500
57% of spending
To TN candidates
$43,400
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $41,900 to 25 candidates
$39,400 to 22 Republicans $2,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $102,198 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $58,500 (57%) — 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: $298 ÷ Total spent: $102,198
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $298
Contributions to candidates $43,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $15,400.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
John Stevens Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,500.00
Shane Reeves Tennessee Senate, District 14 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Bobby Harshbarger Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Brock Martin Tennessee House, District 79 Rep. $1,000.00
Caleb Hemmer Tennessee House, District 59 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 $43,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $41,900. Of the $1,500 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $2,500 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $1,500.00

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) $30,000.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $10,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $10,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $2,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,500.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $297.80

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charter Communications Inc. St Louis, MO — $103,000.00

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
Year-End 2025 $103,198.00 $1,153.12 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123611
Mid-Year 2025 $350.92 $103,198.00 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121737