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Eastman PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Mary Hall · Kingsport, TN

Raised
$168,185
incl. $27,081 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$82,486
To TN candidates
$47,200
57% of spending
To other PACs
$23,000
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 5 candidates
$6,000 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $82,486 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,200 (57%) — 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: $2,286 ÷ Total spent: $82,486
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,286
Contributions to candidates $47,200
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 (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $2,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $47,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. Of the $41,200 difference, $41,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $41,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Faulk, Mike $4,700.00
  • Lincoln Davis for Congress $3,500.00
  • Davis, David $3,000.00
  • Wamp , Zach $2,500.00
  • Tanner, John $2,500.00
  • Corker, Bob $2,500.00
  • Duncan for Congress $2,000.00
  • Marsha Blackburn for Congress, Inc. $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,500.00
  • …and 32 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
RAAMPAC $5,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $4,500.00
Sullivan County Republican Party $3,500.00
Congressman Bart Gordon Committee $2,500.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $2,000.00
MPAC $2,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $10,000 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 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
Tenn Political Action Committee Virginia $5,000.00
Bridge PAC Washington, D.C. $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Admin Expen-Reimbursement Tn $2,285.99

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Curtis Espeland Kingsport, TN Eastman Chem Domestic MFG $4,999.80
J Ferguson Jonesborough, TN Eastman Chem Domestic MFG $4,999.80
James Rogers Kingsport, TN Eastman Chemical Company $4,999.80
Richard Lorraine Jonesborough, TN Eastman Chem Domestic MFG $4,999.80
Ronald Lindsay Johnson City, TN Eastman Chemical Company $4,999.80
Theresa Lee Johnson City, TN Eastman Chem Domestic MFG $4,999.80
Mark Costa Palm Beach, FL Eastman Chemical Company $4,565.30
Norris Sneed Kingsport, TN Eastman Chem Domestic MFG $3,407.78
Gregory Nelson Kingsport, TN Eastman Chemical Company $3,363.78
Richard Johnson Kingsport, TN Eastman Chemical Company $2,984.96

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 2008 Historical $57.32 $3,915.81 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26694
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $1,406.02 $57.32 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26474
Q3 2008 Historical $18,379.77 $1,406.02 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24228
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $9,816.11 $18,379.77 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22973
Q2 2008 Historical $21,650.26 $9,816.11 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21923
Q1 2008 Historical $13,261.61 $21,650.26 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20489