Memphis

Merck Co INC Employees PAC

Political Action Committee

Also giving in

Also gave $9,500.00 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.

Raised
$27,833
Total Spent
$25,602
To TN candidates
$22,250
87% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
9.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,750 to 8 candidates
$2,250 to 6 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,602 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,250 (87%) — 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: $852 ÷ Total spent: $25,602
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $852
Contributions to candidates $22,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $250.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $250.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,750. Of the $19,500 difference, $19,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Jones, Sherry $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $500.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • …and 29 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 $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Legal And Accounting Services, Tn Adm Exp $852.13

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Merck Co INC Employees PAC San Rafael, CA — $27,832.74

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 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36204
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 36569
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 36568
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32547
Q2 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31538
Q1 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30436