Deere Company PAC TN

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$659,835
incl. $101,841 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$16,036
To TN candidates
$11,000
69% of spending
Operating & other
$4,571
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 3 candidates
$2,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,036 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (69%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $4,571 ÷ Total spent: $16,036
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,571
Contributions to candidates $11,000
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 (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. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $11,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $8,500 difference, $8,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Williams, W. Kent $2,000.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $1,000.00
  • Ford, Dale $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $500.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $465 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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 & Company Illinois $465.30

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Admin Expense-Reimbursement Tn $4,571.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Everitt Moline, IL John Deere Shared Services $5,000.00
Barry Schafter Silvis, IL Jd Construction and Forestry Co $4,999.92
Charles Stamp Jr Atlanta, GA John Deere Shared Services $4,999.92
David Rodger Cedar Falls, IA Deere and Company $4,999.92
James Field Bettendorf, IA John Deeere Shared Services $4,999.92
James Israel Johnston, IA John Deere Shared Services $4,999.92
James Jenkins Midland, MI John Deere Shared Services $4,999.92
Klaus Hoehn Coal Valley, IL John Deere Shared Services $4,999.92
Martin Wilkinson Bettendorf, IA Jd Construction & Forestry $4,999.92
Max Guinn Bettendorf, IA John Deere Shared Services $4,999.92

Showing the top 500 of 996 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 2009 Late Historical $299,861.75 $405,898.29 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical $168,940.72 $299,861.75 Source ↗