Eastman State of Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$25,000
To TN candidates
$14,000
56% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,500 to 11 candidates
$10,500 to 10 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,000 (56%) — 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: $25,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Bobby Harshbarger † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jessie Seal † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Tom Hatcher † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $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) $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport, TN — $15,000.00

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 2024 Historical $9,948.59 $1,952.10 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $15,448.59 $9,948.59 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $3,444.00 $15,448.59 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $3,444.00 $3,444.00 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $11,939.51 $3,444.00 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $11,924.56 $11,939.51 Source ↗