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 $500 to 2 candidates
$250 to 1 Republican $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,500 (95%) — 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: $1,000 ÷ Total spent: $19,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,000
Contributions to candidates $18,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 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 $500. Of the $18,000 difference, $18,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • 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, Ron $1,000.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $1,000.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • …and 30 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

Showing the top 500 of 587 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
Q4 2008 Amended Historical $107,480.17 $282,014.59 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $53,691.45 $107,480.17 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $100,074.66 $53,691.45 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $61,571.82 $100,074.66 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $129,946.20 $61,571.82 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $197,184.30 $129,946.20 Source ↗