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Deere Company PAC TN

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$763,250
incl. $284,449 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$44,500
To TN candidates
$44,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,000 to 9 candidates
$18,000 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $44,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,500 (100%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $44,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $44,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $3,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $44,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,000. Of the $26,500 difference, $26,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $26,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $9,500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $3,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $2,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • …and 3 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bret Thomas Westport, CT Deere Credit Services $5,000.00
Charles Stamp Jr Atlanta, GA John Deere Shared Services $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
Jean Gilles Bettendorf, IA 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
Michael Mack Jr Bettendorf, IA John Deere Shared Services $4,999.92
Rajesh Kalathur Bettendorf, IA John Deere Shared Services Inc. $4,999.92
Randal Sergesketter Bettendorf, IA Jd Construction & Forestry $4,999.92

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 $256,510.34 $443,293.04 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58884
Pre-General 2014 Historical $458,515.67 $256,510.34 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57294
Q3 2014 Historical $517,657.25 $458,515.67 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56209
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $595,604.65 $517,657.25 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54543
Q2 2014 Historical $504,195.98 $595,604.65 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52905
Q1 2014 Historical $465,918.75 $504,195.98 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51162