Marathon Oil Co Employees PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Marathon Oil Co Employees PAC — 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
2011 $203,313.70 $0.00 $0.00
2010 $485,254.18 $14,250.00 $3,050.00
2009 $404,667.32 $0.00 $0.00
2008 $381,739.62 $8,500.00 $850.00
2007 $345,798.67 $0.00 $0.00
2006 $324,920.64 $101,525.00 $750.00
2005 $242,243.90 $69,583.00 $0.00
2004 $227,247.20 $189,734.00 $0.00
All years $2,615,185.23 $383,592.00 $4,650.00
Raised
$2,615,185
incl. $815,853 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$383,592
Spent outside Tennessee
$336,700
88% of spending
To TN candidates
$41,250
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,650 to 7 candidates
$4,650 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $383,592 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $336,700 (88%) — 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: $4,142 ÷ Total spent: $383,592
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,142
Contributions to candidates $41,250

“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
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,100.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $400.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $400.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $300.00
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 $41,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,650. Of the $36,600 difference, $36,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $36,600 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
  • Haslam, Bill $3,000.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $2,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,500.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,250.00
  • Alexander, Lamar $1,000.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $1,000.00
  • Fincher, Stephen $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • …and 34 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
KPAC $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $336,700 to 271 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 34 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
Republican National Committee Washington, D.C. $25,000.00
National Rebuplican Senatorial Committee Washington, D.C. $15,000.00
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Washington, D.C. $10,000.00
National Republican Congressional Committee Washington, D.C. $10,000.00
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
De Mint, Jim South Carolina $5,000.00
Delay, Tom Texas $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Copies $3,154.00
Annual Pac Fee $450.00
Unspecified $350.00
Reimbursement $105.00
Tax Charge $58.00
Bank Fees $25.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Clarence P Cazalot Jr Houston, TX Marathon $36,110.40
Eileen M Campbell Houston, TX Marathon $35,862.40
Gary R Heminger Findlay, OH Marathon $34,140.10
Garry L Peiffer Findlay, OH Marathon $33,349.50
Rodney P Nichols Findlay, OH Marathon $31,709.50
Jerry Howard Houston, TX Marathon $31,141.00
Janet F Clark Houston, TX Marathon Oil Company $31,000.00
Clifford C Cook Ann Arbor, MI Marathon $30,904.62
Thomas K Sneed Houston, TX Marathon $27,757.80
Daniel Sullenbarger Spring, TX Marathon $27,301.80

Showing the top 500 of 759 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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
Mid-Year 2011 Late Historical $123,208.97 $84,394.94 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $17,837.78 $123,208.97 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $155,750.13 $17,837.78 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Late Historical $258,952.68 $155,750.13 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $254,843.48 $258,952.68 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Late Historical $220,952.38 $254,843.48 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Late Historical $191,902.93 $220,952.38 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Late Historical $146,977.88 $191,902.93 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical $115,492.09 $146,977.88 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Historical $84,066.58 $115,492.09 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $168,495.06 $84,066.58 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $222,363.61 $168,495.06 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $205,070.56 $222,363.61 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $233,287.63 $205,070.56 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Late Historical $236,518.00 $233,287.63 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Historical $171,285.99 $236,518.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $138,933.44 $171,285.99 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 ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $135,926.96 $163,203.99 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $117,536.48 $135,926.96 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $98,471.88 $117,536.48 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $109,832.87 $98,471.88 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Historical $87,678.09 $109,832.87 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $124,724.44 $87,678.09 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $120,015.93 $124,724.44 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $145,888.56 $120,015.93 Source ↗