Eastman State of Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,000
Total Spent
$8,000
To TN candidates
$6,000
75% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 5 candidates
$3,500 to 4 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,000 (75%) — 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: $8,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $500.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 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 $6,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Faison's Freedom $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, TN — $20,000.00

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
Year-End 2021 Historical $17,034.38 $29,053.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $17,017.25 $17,034.38 Source ↗