Oaat PAC Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$24,425
Total Spent
$28,500
To TN candidates
$17,500
61% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,750 to 6 candidates
$3,250 to 4 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,500 (61%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $28,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $17,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $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 $17,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,750. Of the $13,750 difference, $13,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $1,000.00
  • Harmon, Bill $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Fraley, George $500.00
  • …and 18 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 $3,000.00
Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC $2,000.00
MPAC $1,500.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $1,000.00
Tennessee Republican House Caucus $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
INC PAC Clear Channel Communications San Antonio, TX — $5,000.00
Lamar Tennessee LLC Nashville, TN — $3,200.00
Lawrence Leibowitz Knoxville, TN Attorney $3,000.00
W S Morris Augusta, GA Fairway Outdoor $2,250.00
Joe Fisher Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,200.00
David Jernigan Knoxville, TN Lamar Advertising $1,000.00
Gregory P Isaacs Attorney At Law Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Jason T Amonette Alcoa, TN Lamar Advertising $750.00
Jonathan Graviss Knoxville, TN Lamar Advertising $500.00
Linda C Beverly 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 2008 Amended Historical $5,816.92 $391.92 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $8,816.92 $5,816.92 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $2,088.92 $8,816.92 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $1,599.92 $2,088.92 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $6,099.92 $1,599.92 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Late Historical $4,499.92 $6,099.92 Source ↗