Lorillard Tobacco Company Public Affairs Committee

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Lorillard Tobacco Company Public Affairs Committee — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2008 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 $0.00
2007 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $0.00
2006 $10,075.00 $10,500.00 $500.00
2004 $5,150.00 $4,750.00 $200.00
All years $22,225.00 $22,250.00 $700.00
Also giving in

Also gave $10,500.00 in U.S. Congress 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. As of 2026-09-24.

Raised
$22,225
incl. $575 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$22,250
To TN candidates
$19,100
86% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $700 to 2 candidates
$500 to 1 Republican $200 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,100 (86%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $22,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $19,100

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $19,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $700. Of the $18,400 difference, $18,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Speaker's Fund $3,000.00
  • Bone, Stratton $1,000.00
  • Corker, Robert $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Victory 2006 $1,000.00
  • Litz, John $950.00
  • Borchert, Willie (Butch) $750.00
  • Baird, William $500.00
  • Davidson, Eugene $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • …and 28 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
RAAMPAC $2,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lorillard Tobacco Company PAC Greensboro, NC — $16,500.00
Lorillard Tobacco Company Public Affairs Committee Greensboro, NC — $5,150.00

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 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Late Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗