CSX Good Government Fund TN

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$827,710
incl. $55,607 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,204,116
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,172,825
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$24,200
2.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,900 to 21 candidates
$8,100 to 15 Republicans $2,800 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,204,116 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,172,825 (97%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $7,090 ÷ Total spent: $1,204,116
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,090
Contributions to candidates $24,200
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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $800.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $700.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $700.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $700.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $700.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $700.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $700.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $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 $24,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,900. Of the $13,300 difference, $13,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $700.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $600.00
  • Doss, Barry $600.00
  • Harper, Thelma $600.00
  • Rogers, Courtney L. $600.00
  • Tate, Reginald $600.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $500.00
  • …and 19 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
Refund To Employee Fl $7,090.23

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Danielle Wolf Eliasson Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Milicevic INC. Dba Model Citiz $5,000.00
Diana Sorfleet Jacksonville, FL CSX Transportation $5,000.00
Diane Goldman Jacksonville, FL Homemaker $5,000.00
Fredrik Eliasson Ponte Vedra, FL CSX $5,000.00
Gregory Fitzsimmons Ponte Vedra, FL Spouse $5,000.00
Jennifer Glassman Jacksonville, FL Family Care Partners $5,000.00
Kristin Lonegro Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Marine Institute $5,000.00
Robert Sorfleet Ponte Vedra, FL Self-Employed $5,000.00
Amy Rice Jacksonville, FL CSX Transportation Inc. $4,731.36
Brain Barr Saint Johns, FL CSX $4,603.34

Showing the top 500 of 775 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
Year-End 2017 Historical $781,015.97 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1,062,301.48 $781,015.97 Source ↗