Memphis

Columbia Pipeline Group INC PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2015 · Treasurer: Dean G. Bruno · Washington, DC

Raised
$186,527
incl. $8,137 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$162,750
Spent outside Tennessee
$157,750
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,000
3.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 1 candidate
$1,500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $162,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $157,750 (97%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $162,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $5,000
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Corker , Bob $2,500.00
  • Cooper for Congress $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $157,750 to 84 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 21 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Bill PAC Georgia $5,000.00
Louisiana Families First Louisiana $5,000.00
McCarthy Victory Fund Maryland $5,000.00
Tiberi for Congress Ohio $5,000.00
Country Roads PAC West Virginia $5,000.00
Doyle for Congress Committee Pennsylvania $5,000.00
NRSC Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Ohio House Republican Organizational Com Ohio $5,000.00
Republican Senate Campaign Committe RSCC Ohio $5,000.00
Responsibility and Freedom Work PAC Mississippi $5,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Robert E Smith Houston, TX CGP $2,666.63
Bruce L Connery Houston, TX CPG $2,508.30
Larry Francisco Brownsburg, IN Nisource Corporate Services Co $2,503.30
David A Roy Pickerington, OH Columbia Gas $2,499.96
Glen Kettering Warrenton, VA Nisource Corporate Services Co $2,499.96
James R Eckert Katy, TX Nisource Gas Trans & Storage $2,499.96
Nicholas Payne Houston, TX Transcanada Usa Services Inc. $2,499.96
Robert C Skaggs Chicago, IL Nisource Corporate Services Co $2,499.96
Shawn L Patterson Dublin, OH Nisource Corporate Services Co $2,499.96
Stanley Chapman Houston, TX Tc Usa Services Inc. $2,499.96

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
Q2 2016 Historical $195,601.64 $176,867.96 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64543
Q1 2016 Historical $141,190.69 $195,601.64 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63564