Pickering, Inc. PAC
Registered Jun 2006 · Treasurer: James H. Hale · Memphis, TN
Also gave $2,250.00 in Memphis-area politics
Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.
Where the Money Goes
Of the $12,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,250 (43%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $5,250 43%
- To other PACs $3,000 25%
- Spent outside Tennessee $2,900 24%
- To TN candidates $1,000 8.2%
“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
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $1,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Strickland for Mayor $1,000.00
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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Acec National PAC - Tspe | $1,000.00 |
| Jobs PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Professional Engineers PAC | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $2,900 to 6 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bully Bloc | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Mike Tagert | Mississippi | $1,000.00 |
| Acec Pac-National | Washington, D.C. | $500.00 |
| Re-Elect Kelly Wright Fund | Mississippi | $200.00 |
| Blaine Lafontaine | Mississippi | $100.00 |
| Committee To Elect Beverly Martin | Mississippi | $100.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donation | $5,250.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Dick Hall | Donation | 04/24/2015 | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Tom King | Donation | 05/18/2015 | $1,000.00 |
| Mike Tagert for Congress | Donation | 05/08/2015 | $1,000.00 |
| Mike Tagert for Congress | Donation | 03/12/2015 | $1,000.00 |
| Bill Morrison for City Council | Donation | 03/18/2015 | $500.00 |
| Friends To Elect Fo Fo Gilich Mayor | Donation | 06/16/2015 | $500.00 |
| Brent Bailey for Ms PSC | Donation | 04/16/2015 | $250.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pitts | Germantown, TN | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Cara Martin | Little Rock, AR | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Curt Craig | Lakeland, TN | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Dan Townsend | Clinton, MS | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Marc Rubenstein | Memphis, TN | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Michael Bilderbeck | Germantown, TN | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Michael Foster | Hernando, MS | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Mike Pohlman | Memphis, TN | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Nat Whitten | Brandon, MS | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
| Patrick Neal | Piperton, TN | Pickering | $1,001.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $50,616.74 | $56,312.36 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62159 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $53,272.29 | $50,616.74 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60591 |