Marathon Oil Co Employees PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Nancy Cushman · Detroit, MI

Raised
$324,921
incl. $133,030 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$101,525
Spent outside Tennessee
$90,300
89% of spending
To TN candidates
$11,150
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 2 candidates
$750 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $101,525 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $90,300 (89%) — 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).

Operating spending: $75 ÷ Total spent: $101,525
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $75
Contributions to candidates $11,150

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $400.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $350.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $11,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $750. Of the $10,400 difference, $10,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Corker, Bob $7,500.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
  • Maddox, Mark $400.00
  • Rinks, Randy $400.00
  • Burchett, Tim $300.00
  • Tindell, Harry $300.00
  • Casada, Glen $250.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $250.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $90,300 to 80 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 15 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Bluegrass Committee Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Bouchard for U. S. Senate Michigan $5,000.00
Burns, Conrad Montana $5,000.00
Conrad, Kent North Dakota $5,000.00
Western Action PAC Wyoming $3,000.00
Culberson, John Texas $2,500.00
Dingell, John Washington, D.C. $2,500.00
Hiett, Todd Oklahoma $2,500.00
Jindal, Bobby Louisiana $2,500.00
Pomeroy, Earl North Dakota $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Fee $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Daniel Sullenbarger Spring, TX Marathon $5,192.10
Garry L Peiffer Findlay, OH Marathon $5,192.10
Gary R Heminger Findlay, OH Marathon $5,192.10
Jerry C Welch Findlay, OH Marathon $5,192.10
Rodney P Nichols Findlay, OH Marathon $5,192.10
Thomas K Sneed Houston, TX Marathon $5,192.10
Randy K Lohoff Findlay, OH Marathon $5,191.92
Clifford C Cook Ann Arbor, MI Marathon $5,191.83
Jerry Howard Houston, TX Marathon $5,191.30
Steven B Hinchman Cypress, TX Marathon $5,184.80

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 2006 Amended Historical $80,503.05 $138,933.44 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $146,573.09 $80,503.05 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $198,034.39 $146,573.09 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $187,937.45 $198,034.39 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $169,051.91 $187,937.45 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $163,203.99 $169,051.91 Source ↗