Eastman State of Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$25,005
incl. $5 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,350
To TN candidates
$12,000
78% of spending
To other PACs
$3,350
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 1 candidate
$1,500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,000 (78%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $15,350
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $10,500 difference, $10,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Ron $5,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Evans, Joshua $1,000.00
  • Harrison, Michael $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Sullivan County Republican Party $3,100.00
Sullivan County Democratic Women $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, TN — $25,000.00

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 2014 Historical $6,643.35 $31,545.17 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $8,143.35 $6,643.35 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $8,138.24 $8,143.35 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $13,138.24 $8,138.24 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $21,731.02 $13,138.24 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $22,067.61 $21,731.02 Source ↗