Deere Company PAC TN
Registered Oct 2002 · Treasurer: Joanne Woodward · Moline, IL
Where the Money Goes
Of the $391,863 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $323,033 (82%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
- Spent outside Tennessee $323,033 82%
- Operating & other $58,030 15%
- To TN candidates $9,800 2.5%
- To other PACs $1,000 0.3%
“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 (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Jason Michael Smith † | Governor | Ind. | $500.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $200.00 |
| Ron Ramsey † | Tennessee Senate, District 04 | Rep. | $150.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $9,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,350. Of the $8,450 difference, $8,450 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $8,450 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Crutchfield, Ward $1,000.00
- Jenkins, William $1,000.00
- Hagood, Jamie $850.00
- Naifeh, Jimmy $750.00
- Yokley, Eddie $500.00
- Graves, Jo Ann $500.00
- Wilder, John $500.00
- Cooper, Jerry $250.00
- Clabough, Bill $200.00
- Hargrove, Jere $200.00
- …and 20 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| MPAC | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $323,033 to 211 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 32 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Deere and Company Pac-Iowa | Iowa | $25,000.00 |
| Demint, Jim | Virginia | $7,000.00 |
| Tiahrt, Todd | Kansas | $6,500.00 |
| Burns, Max | Virginia | $6,000.00 |
| Burr, Richard | North Carolina | $6,000.00 |
| Hastert, Dean | Illinois | $6,000.00 |
| Murkowski, Lisa | Alaska | $5,000.00 |
| Thune, John | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Isakson, Johnny | Georgia | $5,000.00 |
| Kompac | Virginia | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Transfer | $56,000.00 |
| Administrative Cost | $1,450.52 |
| Refund | $238.02 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $150.00 |
| In-Kind Wright | $99.99 |
| Tax Expendidture | $91.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deere and Company Pac-Iowa | Transfer | 05/25/2004 | $33,000.00 |
| Deere and Company Pac-Iowa | Transfer | 10/01/2004 | $10,000.00 |
| Deere & Co Pac-Wisconsin | Transfer | 08/09/2004 | $8,000.00 |
| Deere & Co Pac-Wisconsin | Transfer | 09/16/2004 | $5,000.00 |
| Deere | Administrative Cost | 04/05/2004 | $1,018.79 |
| Deere | Administrative Cost | 12/17/2004 | $431.73 |
| Tennessee Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/08/2004 | $150.00 |
| Deere | In-Kind Wright | 10/21/2004 | $99.99 |
| Internal Revenue Service | Tax Expendidture | 02/16/2004 | $76.00 |
| Wyfells, Michael | Refund | 01/20/2004 | $23.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Markley | Bettendorf, IA | John Deere Shared Services Inc. | $5,000.00 |
| Charles Stamp Jr | Atlanta, GA | John Deere Shared Services | $4,999.92 |
| James Jenkins | Midland, MI | John Deere Shared Services | $4,999.92 |
| Samuel Allen | Bettendorf, IA | John Deere Shared Services | $4,999.92 |
| Robert Lane | Moline, IL | John Deere Shared Services | $4,900.08 |
| Nathan Jones | Bettendorf, IA | John Deere Shared Services | $4,609.08 |
| John Jenkins | Cary, NC | John Deere Shared Services | $4,608.93 |
| James Litton | Woodland Hills, CA | Navcom Technology | $4,464.93 |
| Jon Volkert | Des Moines, IA | — | $4,133.28 |
| Adel Zakaria | Moline, IL | John Deere Shared Services Inc. | $4,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2004 Amended Historical | $119,541.02 | $75,538.30 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3899 |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $130,545.62 | $119,541.02 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1946 |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $129,287.48 | $130,545.62 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 728 |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $133,924.52 | $129,287.48 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 4428 |