Oaat PAC Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,950
Total Spent
$17,000
To TN candidates
$13,500
79% of spending
To other PACs
$3,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,250 to 2 candidates
$1,250 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,500 (79%) — 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: $17,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $13,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 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 $13,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,250. Of the $12,250 difference, $12,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,250 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
  • Harmon, Bill $1,000.00
  • Kyle (Governor), Jim $1,000.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $1,000.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $1,000.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Dean, Vince $500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • …and 13 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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
MPAC $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $500.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $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 — $4,250.00
Lawrence Leibowitz Knoxville, TN Attorney $2,000.00
Lamar Tennessee LLC Knoxville, TN — $1,500.00
Gregory P Isaacs Attorney At Law Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Ruby Falls LLC Chattanooga, TN — $600.00
Nancy King Crawford Nashville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Daniel F Wyatt Adams, TN Lamar Advertising $400.00
Wayne Stanfill Clarksville, TN Lamar Advertising $400.00
Buddy Scheerer Bristol, VA Lamar Advertising $300.00

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
Year-End 2009 Historical $625.92 $4,253.92 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $391.92 $625.92 Source ↗