Marathon Oil Co Employees PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Nancy Cushman · Detroit, MI
Where the Money Goes
Of the $189,734 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $179,100 (94%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $179,100 94%
- To TN candidates $5,350 2.8%
- Operating & other $3,784 2.0%
- To other PACs $1,500 0.8%
“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 $5,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,350 difference, $5,350 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $5,350 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Alexander, Lamar $1,000.00
- Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
- McMillan, Kim $500.00
- Briley, Rob $400.00
- Hargett, Tre $400.00
- Kilby, Tommy $400.00
- Kurita, Rosalind $400.00
- Fowlkes, Joe $350.00
- Hagood, Jamie $300.00
- McDaniel, Steve $300.00
- …and 1 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| KPAC | $1,000.00 |
| The Speaker S Fund | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $179,100 to 194 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 33 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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Republican Congressional Committee | Washington, D.C. | $10,000.00 |
| Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Isakson, Johnny | Georgia | $5,000.00 |
| De Mint, Jim | South Carolina | $5,000.00 |
| National Rebuplican Senatorial Committee | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Republican National Committee | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Thune, John | South Dakota | $4,850.00 |
| Burr, Richard | North Carolina | $4,000.00 |
| Martinez, Mel | Florida | $4,000.00 |
| Coors, Pete | Colorado | $4,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Copies | $3,154.00 |
| Unspecified | $350.00 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $150.00 |
| Reimbursement | $105.00 |
| Bank Fees | $25.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grassley, Chuck E. | Copies | 07/13/2004 | $1,000.00 |
| Strayhorn, Carole Keeton | Copies | 07/01/2004 | $1,000.00 |
| The Freedom Project | Copies | 10/26/2004 | $1,000.00 |
| Burr, Richard | Unspecified | 08/12/2004 | $350.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/15/2004 | $150.00 |
| Marathon Oil Company | Reimbursement | 12/31/2004 | $105.00 |
| Federal Election Commission | Copies | 05/17/2004 | $77.00 |
| Federal Election Commission | Copies | 09/07/2004 | $77.00 |
| Fifth Third Bank | Bank Fees | 12/21/2004 | $25.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence P Cazalot Jr | Houston, TX | Marathon | $3,840.00 |
| Jerry Howard | Houston, TX | Marathon | $3,840.00 |
| Eileen M Campbell | Houston, TX | Marathon | $3,800.00 |
| Gary R Heminger | Findlay, OH | Marathon | $3,339.80 |
| Clifford C Cook | Ann Arbor, MI | Marathon | $3,100.00 |
| Ronald Becker | Dayton, OH | — | $3,000.00 |
| Steven B Hinchman | Cypress, TX | Marathon | $2,850.00 |
| J M Wilder | Findlay, OH | Marathon | $2,820.00 |
| Garry L Peiffer | Findlay, OH | Marathon | $2,600.00 |
| John A Evans | Katy, TX | Marathon Oil Company | $2,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.