Eli Lilly Co PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Michael Thompson · Indianapolis, IN

Raised
$890,145
incl. $575,789 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$73,551
Spent outside Tennessee
$60,901
83% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,250
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $73,551 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $60,901 (83%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $400 ÷ Total spent: $73,551
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $400
Contributions to candidates $12,250

“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
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 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 $12,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $11,250 difference, $11,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Re-Elect Harold Ford, Jr. $5,000.00
  • Friends of John Tanner $1,500.00
  • Deberry (Senate), John $500.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Burchett, Tim $500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • McLeary, Don $500.00
  • McMillan (House), Kim $500.00
  • Briley, Rob $250.00
  • …and 4 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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $60,901 to 58 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 24 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
Lugar, Dick Indiana $5,000.00
Repubican Party of Wisconsin-Federal Wisconsin $4,000.00
South Carolina Senate Republican Caucus South Carolina $3,500.00
Chambliss for Senate Alabama $2,500.00
Lindsay Graham for Senate South Carolina $2,500.00
Nelson for US Senate Nebraska $2,500.00
Republican Party of Wisconsin Wisconsin $2,500.00
Santorum 2006 Pennsylvania $2,500.00
Saviano, Angelo Illinois $2,500.00
Common Sense Leadership Fund Virginia $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Federal Tax $400.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Golden Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Co $4,992.00
John C Lechleiter Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly & Company $4,992.00
Robert A Armitage Marco Island, FL Eli Lilly & Company $4,992.00
Sidney Taurel Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,992.00
Gino Santini Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly & Company $2,875.20
Frank Deane Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $2,104.26
Deirdre Connelly Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly & Company $2,059.98
Steven Paul Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $2,048.28
Elizabeth Klimes Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $1,774.08
Newton Crenshaw Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $1,758.24

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 2005 Historical $485,907.32 $455,884.89 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5657
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $395,685.05 $485,907.32 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5237
Q2 2005 Historical $308,794.63 $395,685.05 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4370
Q1 2005 Historical $181,456.32 $308,794.63 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3814