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Eastman State of Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2011 · Treasurer: Christine Hampton · Kingsport, TN

Raised
$50,010
Total Spent
$40,500
To other PACs
$20,500
51% of spending
To TN candidates
$20,000
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 6 candidates
$5,500 to 6 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,500 (51%) — went to other PACs and committees.

Why this number?

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: $40,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $20,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 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 $20,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $14,500 difference, $14,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Overbey, Doug $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Coley, James $500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Harrison, Michael $500.00
  • …and 14 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 $12,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Harwell PAC $2,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, TN — $50,010.00

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
Year-End 2011 Historical $0.00 $9,498.97 Source ↗