Eli Lilly Co PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,017,561
incl. $145,143 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$883,678
Spent outside Tennessee
$873,678
99% of spending
To TN candidates
$10,000
1.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,000 to 9 candidates
$6,000 to 7 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $883,678 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $873,678 (99%) — 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: $883,678
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

“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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 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 $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,000. 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:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Smith, Robin $500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Aarti Shah Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Co $4,576.00
Alonzo Weems Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Co $4,576.00
Anne White Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,576.00
Daniel Skovronsky BRYN Mawr, PA Eli Lilly and Co $4,576.00
David Ricks Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Co $4,576.00
James McGill Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Co $4,576.00
Jennifer L Oleksiw Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly & Co $4,576.00
Joshua Smiley Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly & Co $4,576.00
Leigh Pusey Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,576.00
Mark Mintun Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly and Company $4,576.00

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 2019 Historical $355,665.33 $474,221.67 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86204
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $336,192.80 $355,665.33 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84579