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Koch Industries, Inc.

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2018 · Treasurer: Lacye Tennille · Wichita, KS

Raised
$3,236,750
Total Spent
$3,239,750
Spent outside Tennessee
$3,227,250
99.6% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,500
0.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,500 to 13 candidates
$9,500 to 13 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,239,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,227,250 (99.6%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $3,239,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,500
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
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,500. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends of Jim Strickland $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $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
Koch Industries, Inc. Wichita, KS — $3,236,750.00

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 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85742
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 85381