Comcast Corp PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2008 · Treasurer: William Dordelman · Philadelphia, PA

Raised
$1,567,172
incl. $111,759 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$50,232
To TN candidates
$35,682
71% of spending
To other PACs
$14,450
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,850 to 8 candidates
$3,500 to 5 Republicans $1,350 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $50,232 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,682 (71%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $50,232
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $35,682
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $750.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $750.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $350.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $35,682 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,850. Of the $30,832 difference, $30,832 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $30,832 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Williams, W. Kent $2,500.00
  • McManus, Stephen $1,500.00
  • Black (2012), Diane $1,000.00
  • Burchett, Tim $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Overbey, Doug $1,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,000.00
  • …and 40 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
PAC-ABLE Tennessee $10,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,450.00
RAAMPAC $1,500.00
MPAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Arthur Block Elkins Park, PA Comcast $10,000.00
Charles Thurston New York, NY Comcast (Cc) of Willow Grove $10,000.00
John Alchin Philadelphia, PA Comcast $9,500.00
Sheila Willard Philadelphia, PA Comcast $5,192.30
Aileen Roberts Philadelphia, PA Homemaker $5,000.00
Brian Roberts Philadelphia, PA Comcast Corp $5,000.00
David Cohen Philadelphia, PA Comcast $5,000.00
David Kelly Malvern, PA Comcast $5,000.00
David Scott Gladwyne, PA Comcast $5,000.00
Jeffrey Shell Penn Valley, PA Comcast Shared Services Corp $5,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 1,602 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 2009 Amended Historical $587,989.62 $452,805.02 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical $530,776.80 $587,989.62 Source ↗