Memphis

CSX Good Government Fund TN

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Stephen Flippin · Washington, DC

Raised
$861,896
incl. $197,632 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$19,500
To TN candidates
$18,500
95% of spending
Operating & other
$1,000
5.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 6 candidates
$2,000 to 4 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,500 (95%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $1,000 ÷ Total spent: $19,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,000
Contributions to candidates $18,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $250.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $18,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $16,000 difference, $16,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper, Jim $2,000.00
  • David Davis Victory Fund $1,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $1,000.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • …and 26 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
12/8/08 Event Pac To Pac $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dean Piacente Atlantic Beach, FL CSX Transportation, Inc. $9,844.71
Cathy Munoz Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Self-Employed $5,000.00
Corkie Gooden Jacksonville, FL Self-Employed $5,000.00
Debra Hertwig Jacksonville Beach, FL DSB Inc. $5,000.00
Ellen Fitzsimmons Ponte Vedra Bench, FL CSX Corporation $5,000.00
Fredrik Eliasson Ponte Vedra, FL CSX $5,000.00
Gregory Rogowski Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Performance Fibers $5,000.00
Lisa Mancini Ponte Vedra Beach, FL CSX Transportation, Inc. $5,000.00
Oscar Munoz Ponte Vedra Beach, FL CSX Corp $5,000.00
Peter Whitehouse Ponte Vedra Beach, FL The Bolles School $5,000.00

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 2008 Amended Historical $107,480.17 $282,014.59 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 36748
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $53,691.45 $107,480.17 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 36747
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $100,074.66 $53,691.45 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 36739
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $61,571.82 $100,074.66 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22739
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $129,946.20 $61,571.82 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 30648
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $197,184.30 $129,946.20 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 21066