Chattanooga Gas Company

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Chattanooga Gas Company — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2014 $27,000.00 $27,500.00 $3,000.00
2013 $26,500.00 $26,500.00 $6,500.00
2012 $11,800.00 $11,800.00 $2,450.00
2011 $5,700.00 $5,700.00 $500.00
All years $71,000.00 $71,500.00 $12,450.00
Raised
$71,000
Total Spent
$71,500
To TN candidates
$48,500
68% of spending
To other PACs
$22,500
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,450 to 14 candidates
$11,950 to 13 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $71,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $48,500 (68%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $500 ÷ Total spent: $71,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $500
Contributions to candidates $48,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $3,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $700.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $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 $48,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,450. Of the $36,050 difference, $36,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $36,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haslam Inaugural 2015, Inc. $7,500.00
  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $2,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $2,400.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $2,150.00
  • Forgety, John W. $1,800.00
  • Dean, Vince $1,500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $1,000.00
  • Carter, Mike $1,000.00
  • Favors, Joanne $1,000.00
  • …and 17 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
Jobs4Tn PAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $3,500.00
Harwell PAC $2,750.00
RAAMPAC $2,750.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,250.00
McCormick PAC $2,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
TN K PAC $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $625.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Chattanooga Gas Company Atlanta, GA — $71,000.00

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 2014 Historical $500.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $500.00 $500.00 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $500.00 $500.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $500.00 $500.00 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $0.00 $500.00 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗