Oaat PAC Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$5,000
Total Spent
$20,150
To TN candidates
$14,500
72% of spending
To other PACs
$5,650
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,600 to 23 candidates
$7,900 to 20 Republicans $700 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,500 (72%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $20,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 Rep. $500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 Rep. $500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $500.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $500.00
Justin Lafferty † Tennessee House, District 89 Rep. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $500.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $500.00
Rick Eldridge † Tennessee House, District 10 Rep. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 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 $14,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,600. Of the $5,900 difference, $5,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Swope, Robert $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Hancock, Tonya $500.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $500.00
  • Smith, Robin $500.00
  • Swann, Art $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $250.00
  • Faison's Freedom $250.00
  • Griffey, Bruce I. $250.00
  • …and 5 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
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $1,250.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $500.00
Nash PAC $500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $400.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Outdoor Adv Assn of TN Inc. Nashville, TN — $5,000.00

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 2019 Amended Historical $24,059.35 $9,409.35 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $24,559.35 $24,059.35 Source ↗