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Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2006 · Treasurer: Brian Adkins · Washington, DC

Raised
$677,262
incl. $156,906 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$24,100
To TN candidates
$20,050
83% of spending
To other PACs
$4,050
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $400 to 1 candidate
$400 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,050 (83%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $24,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $20,050
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $400.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $20,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $400. Of the $19,650 difference, $19,650 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,650 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Marsha Blackburn for Congress Inc. $6,000.00
  • Ron Ramsey for Senate $1,800.00
  • Friends of Beth Harwell $1,500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $1,000.00
  • Corker, Bob $1,000.00
  • Mark Norris for Senate $1,000.00
  • Bill Ketron for Senate $500.00
  • Bo Watson for Senate $500.00
  • Jack Johnson for Senate $500.00
  • Steve McManus for TN State Representativ $500.00
  • …and 19 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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Committee To Elect Gerald McCormick $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Charles Sargent $300.00
Committee To Elect Vance Dennis $250.00
Committee To Re-Elect Mike Harrison $250.00
Committee To Re-Elect Richard Montgomery $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Qwest Comm Intl INC PAC Washington, DC — $234,240.22
G Post Farmerville, LA Centurytel $4,800.00
Thomas McEvoy Overland Park, KS Centurylink $4,800.00
William Cheek Monroe, LA Eq MGMT Co $4,800.00
Karen Puckett Monroe, LA Centurytel Service Group $3,191.75
Duane Ring Minneapolis, MN Centurytel Service Group $2,500.00
John Jones West Monroe, LA Centurytel Service Group $2,500.00
David Cole Monroe, LA Centurytel Service Group $2,093.25
Daniel Davis Saint Louis, MO Centurytel Fiber Co $2,075.00
David Bartlett Arlington, VA Eq Management Company $2,075.00

Showing the top 500 of 742 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 2011 Late Historical $209,191.26 $477,807.06 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Late Historical $383,649.34 $209,191.26 Source ↗