Memphis

Nisource INC PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2005 · Treasurer: Timothy J Tokish, Jr · Columbus, OH

Also giving in

Also gave $21,500.00 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
$585,135
incl. $22,105 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,000
To TN candidates
$2,000
67% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,000
33% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,000 (67%) — 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: $3,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $2,000
Source filings:

“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 $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Blackburn for Congress $1,000.00
  • Marsh Blackburn for Congress Inc. $1,000.00

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 $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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
Alexander for Senate Virginia $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Stephen Smith New Albany, OH Nisource Corporate Services Co $5,145.83
Carolyn Woo South Bend, IN Nisource $5,000.00
Jimmy Staton Clarksburg, WV Nisource Corporate Services Co $5,000.00
Richard Abdoo Milwaukee, WI Nisource $5,000.00
Richard Thompson Piedmont, CA Nisource $5,000.00
Kathleen O Leary Washington, DC Nisource Corporate Services Co $4,999.92
Jim Stanley Comelius, NC Northern Ind Public Service Co $4,791.62
Carrie Hightman Chicago, IL Nisource $4,749.96
Glen Kettering Warrenton, VA Nisource Corporate Services Co $4,583.37
Robert C Skaggs Chicago, IL Nisource Corporate Services Co $4,583.26

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
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $317,909.83 $362,954.89 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49951
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $259,001.28 $317,909.83 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47928