Eli Lilly Co PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,113,925
incl. $679,538 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$65,150
Spent outside Tennessee
$40,950
63% of spending
To TN candidates
$22,200
34% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,800 to 9 candidates
$5,800 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,950 (63%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $65,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $22,200

“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
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $500.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,800. Of the $16,400 difference, $16,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Black, Diane $5,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $4,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Jones, Sherry $500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • …and 8 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
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $40,950 to 31 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 11 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
Pence, Mike Indiana $5,000.00
Marty Block for Senate California $3,900.00
Chambliss for Senate Alabama $3,000.00
Charles Boustany Jr. MD for Congress Inc. Louisiana $3,000.00
Messer, Luke Indiana $2,500.00
Republican Party of Kentucky-Federal Acct. Kentucky $2,500.00
Walorski for Congress Indiana $2,500.00
Dollar for House North Carolina $2,000.00
Justin Burr for Nc House North Carolina $2,000.00
Friends of Connie Lawson Indiana $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Alex Azar Indianapolis, IN Eli Lily & Co $4,992.00
Barton R Peterson Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,992.00
Enrique Conterno Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,992.00
John C Lechleiter Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly & Company $4,992.00
Susan Mahony Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,992.00
Joseph Kelley Vienna, VA Eli Lilly and Company $4,874.12
Andrew M Dahlem Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,327.20
Newton Crenshaw Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,298.88
Michael Harrington Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly & Co $4,099.92
Robert A Armitage Marco Island, FL Eli Lilly & Company $3,744.00

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 2012 Historical $797,845.68 $1,052,103.67 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46287
Pre-General 2012 Historical $771,505.39 $797,845.68 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44764
Q3 2012 Historical $966,490.75 $771,505.39 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43544
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $915,022.45 $966,490.75 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42303
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $1,024,043.76 $915,022.45 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41594
Q1 2012 Historical $1,084,630.84 $1,024,043.76 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39782