Memphis

Committee of the Advancement of Cotton

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: R. E. Shellabarger · Memphis, TN

Raised
$237,716
incl. $55,280 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$60,884
Spent outside Tennessee
$53,750
88% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,000
9.9% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $60,884 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $53,750 (88%) — 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: $1,134 ÷ Total spent: $60,884
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,134
Contributions to candidates $6,000
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

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $6,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ford, Harold $2,000.00
  • Davis, Lincoln $2,000.00
  • Alexander, Lamar $1,000.00
  • Tanner, John $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 $53,750 to 40 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 17 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
Senate Victory Fund PAC Mississippi $5,000.00
Texans for Henry Bonilla Texas $5,000.00
Chambiss, Saxby Georgia $3,000.00
National Republican Congressional Comm Washington, D.C. $2,500.00
Pastor for Arizona Washington, D.C. $2,500.00
Jo Bonner for Congress Alabama $2,000.00
Westmoreland, LYNN Georgia $2,000.00
Vitter, David Louisiana $1,250.00
Alexander, Rodney Louisiana $1,000.00
Barrow, John Georgia $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Misdirected Funds $1,133.83

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Calcot LTD PAC Bakersfield, CA — $5,000.00
Committee for the Advancement of Se Cotton Dalonega, GA — $5,000.00
Balmoral Farming Partnership Newellton, LA — $4,000.00
Martin Farm Courtland, TX — $3,675.00
Bruce Heiden Buckeye, AZ — $2,573.25
William Lovelady Tornillo, TX — $2,336.07
James Dodson Robstown, TX — $2,000.00
Sam Spruell Monut Hope, AL — $2,000.00
Theodore Wayne Kallus Port Lavaca, TX — $2,000.00
Daniel Davis Elk City, OK — $1,875.00

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 2005 Historical $73,231.68 $86,297.78 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5710
Q3 2005 Historical $80,756.04 $73,231.68 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5084
Q2 2005 Historical $68,347.55 $80,756.04 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4401
Q1 2005 Historical $42,522.48 $68,347.55 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3649