CSX Good Government Fund TN

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,589,618
incl. $300,372 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,625
To TN candidates
$19,500
71% of spending
To other PACs
$8,125
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,250 to 12 candidates
$4,000 to 8 Republicans $2,250 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,625 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,500 (71%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $27,625
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $19,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $750.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $500.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $19,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,250. Of the $13,250 difference, $13,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
  • Shipley, Tony $750.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $500.00
  • Evans, Joshua $500.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $500.00
  • …and 13 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
Haslam Inaugural Committee 2015 $7,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $625.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Robert Sorfleet Ponte Vedra, FL Self-Employed $6,250.01
Susan Arko Canton, GA CSX Transportation Inc. $5,416.67
David Ratcliffe Atlanta, GA Southern Company $5,131.26
Andrew Glassman Jacksonville, FL CSX Corporation $5,000.00
Anne Marie Cushmac Washington, DC CSX Corporation $5,000.00
Anne Reinke Alexandria, VA CSX Corporation $5,000.00
Betsy Todd Crosby Ponte Verda Beach, FL Self-Employed $5,000.00
Carolyn O Malley Jacksonville, FL Self-Employed $5,000.00
Carolyn Sizemore Jacksonville, FL CSX Corporation $5,000.00
Cary Helton Jacksonville, FL CSX Transportation, Inc. $5,000.00

Showing the top 500 of 1,065 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 2014 Historical $797,615.54 $1,128,197.72 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $737,261.05 $797,615.54 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $823,568.98 $737,261.05 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $878,881.06 $823,568.98 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $918,398.51 $878,881.06 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Late Historical $956,886.97 $918,398.51 Source ↗