Memphis

Marathon Oil Co Employees PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$381,740
incl. $159,828 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,500
To TN candidates
$8,500
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,350 to 5 candidates
$2,350 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,500 (100%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $8,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $8,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $400.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $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 $8,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,350. Of the $6,150 difference, $6,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $400.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $400.00
  • Maddox, Mark $300.00
  • Tindell, Harry $300.00
  • …and 5 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Friends of Roger Wicker Tupelo, MS — $5,000.00
Janet F Clark Houston, TX Marathon Oil Company $5,000.00
Michael Wilder Findlay, OH Marathon Oil Company $5,000.00
Daniel Sullenbarger Spring, TX Marathon $4,992.50
Garry L Peiffer Findlay, OH Marathon $4,992.50
Gary R Heminger Findlay, OH Marathon $4,992.50
Jerry C Welch Findlay, OH Marathon $4,992.50
Jerry Howard Houston, TX Marathon $4,992.50
Rodney P Nichols Findlay, OH Marathon $4,992.50
Thomas K Sneed Houston, TX Marathon $4,992.50

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 $84,066.58 $115,492.09 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26630
Pre-General 2008 Historical $168,495.06 $84,066.58 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25246
Q3 2008 Historical $222,363.61 $168,495.06 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24394
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $205,070.56 $222,363.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23112
Q2 2008 Historical $233,287.63 $205,070.56 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21959
Q1 2008 Historical $236,518.00 $233,287.63 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20732