Oaat PAC Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Denise Shewmake · Nashville, TN

Raised
$22,355
Total Spent
$22,725
To TN candidates
$17,150
75% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,725 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,150 (75%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $575 ÷ Total spent: $22,725
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $575
Contributions to candidates $17,150

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $17,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $16,150 difference, $16,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen, Phil $2,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,500.00
  • Burchett, Tim $1,000.00
  • Pinion, Phillip $1,000.00
  • Bryson, James $1,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $1,000.00
  • Speakers Fund $1,000.00
  • Godsey, Steve $500.00
  • Jones, Jr., Ulysses $500.00
  • Langster, Edith Taylor $500.00
  • …and 20 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
Raam PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Keeping Your Legislature Efficient PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
House & Senate Democratic Joint Caucus $500.00
Republican Caucus $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $500.00
Annual Fee $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
INC PAC Clear Channel Communications San Antonio, TX — $7,500.00
Michelle Hawn Franklin, TN Lamar Advertising $800.00
Stephen David Daniel Mt Juliet, TN Lamar Advertising $800.00
Jack McGuire Tullahoma, TN Lamar Advertising $700.00
LYNN Odom Nashville, TN Lamar Advertising $700.00
Larry D Smith Lebanon, TN Lamar Advertising $700.00
Pamela G Or Guy R Ford Chapmansboro, TN Lamar Advertising $600.00
Angela V Or Ronald T Davis Hendersonville, TN — $500.00
Jimmy N Collins Jr Beech Bluff, TN Lamar Advertising $500.00
Jonathan Graviss Knoxville, TN Lamar Advertising $500.00

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 2005 Historical $7,302.92 $12,057.92 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $8,802.92 $7,302.92 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $10,052.92 $8,802.92 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $12,427.92 $10,052.92 Source ↗