Memphis

Oaat PAC Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,750
Total Spent
$10,000
To TN candidates
$7,000
70% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 4 candidates
$3,500 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (70%) — 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: $10,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Daniel, Martin $500.00
  • Coley, James $500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lamar Companies Baton Rouge, LA — $4,750.00

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 2015 Historical $32,743.02 $23,243.02 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61753
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $28,493.02 $32,743.02 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60399