Deere Company PAC TN

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2002 · Treasurer: Joanne Woodward · Moline, IL

Raised
$333,124
incl. $200,024 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$391,863
Spent outside Tennessee
$323,533
83% of spending
Operating & other
$58,030
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $700 to 2 candidates
$700 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $391,863 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $323,533 (83%) — 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: $58,030 ÷ Total spent: $391,863
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $58,030
Contributions to candidates $9,300

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $9,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $700. Of the $8,600 difference, $8,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • 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 21 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
MPAC $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $323,533 to 212 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
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

Operating spending by purpose
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

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2004 Amended Historical $119,541.02 $75,538.30 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $130,545.62 $119,541.02 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $129,287.48 $130,545.62 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $133,924.52 $129,287.48 Source ↗