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CSX Good Government Fund TN

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,161,596
incl. $59,485 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,050
To TN candidates
$28,050
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,750 to 7 candidates
$2,250 to 5 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,050 (100%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $28,050
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $28,050
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 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 $28,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,750. Of the $25,300 difference, $25,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $25,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Corker, Bob $5,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $2,000.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $1,000.00
  • Dean, Karl $1,000.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Black (2012), Diane $500.00
  • Coleman, Kent $500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • …and 42 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Cary Helton Jacksonville, FL CSX Transportation, Inc. $8,500.00
Michael Ward Jacksonville, FL CSX Corporation $5,710.00
Alan Blumenfeld Ponte Vedra Beach, FL CSX Transportation, Inc. $5,454.55
Allison Brown Atlantic Beach, FL CSX Transporation, Inc. $5,454.55
Andrew Glassman Jacksonville, FL CSX Corporation $5,454.55
Carolyn Sizemore Jacksonville, FL CSX Corporation $5,454.55
Cynthia Sanborn Jacksonville, FL CSX Transportation, Inc. $5,454.55
David Boor Jacksonville, FL CSX Transportation $5,454.55
David Brown Jacksonville, FL CSX Tgransportation, Inc. $5,454.55
Edward O Malley Jacksonville, FL CSX Transportation Inc. $5,454.55

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 $268,814.11 $426,594.37 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 36768
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $282,014.59 $268,814.11 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28388