Norfolk Southern Corporation

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2011 · Treasurer: Richard Marrs · Washington, DC

Also giving in

Also gave $250.00 in Memphis-area 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
$14,150
Total Spent
$16,000
To TN candidates
$12,500
78% of spending
Operating & other
$3,500
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,250 to 20 candidates
$7,750 to 18 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,500 (78%) — 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: $3,500 ÷ Total spent: $16,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,500
Contributions to candidates $12,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $250.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $250.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † 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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,250. Of the $4,250 difference, $4,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $250.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $250.00
  • Dunn, Bill $250.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $250.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $250.00
  • Sexton, Jerry $250.00
  • Smith, Eddie $250.00
  • …and 2 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
State Pac Tn $1,000.00
State House 87 Tn $500.00
State House 07 Tn $500.00
State House 44 Tn $500.00
State House 25 Tn $500.00
State House 52 Tn $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Norfolk Southern Corporation Washington, DC — $14,150.00

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 2018 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82461
Pre-General 2018 Historical $850.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81482
Q3 2018 Historical $500.00 $850.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79839

As filed on this report: cash beginning $500.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $850.00.

Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $500.00 $500.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78260
Q2 2018 Historical $500.00 $500.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76782
Q1 2018 Historical $500.00 $500.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75037