Oaat PAC Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$10,025

incl. $25 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$9,500

To TN candidates

$7,000

74% of spending

To other PACs

$2,500

26% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $5,200 to 17 candidates

$4,300 to 14 Republicans $900 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (74%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $9,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$7,000

Source filings:

To TN candidates $7,000 74%
To other PACs $2,500 26%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Dan Howell ^†	Tennessee House, District 22	Rep.	$500.00
Jeremy Faison ^†	Tennessee House, District 11	Rep.	$500.00
John Stevens ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 24	Rep.	$500.00
Lowell Russell ^†	Tennessee House, District 21	Rep.	$500.00
Raumesh Akbari ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 29	Dem.	$500.00
Sam Whitson ^†	Tennessee House, District 65	Rep.	$500.00
Chris Hurt ^†	Tennessee House, District 82	Rep.	$200.00
Clark Boyd ^†	Tennessee House, District 46	Rep.	$200.00
Frank S Niceley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 08	Rep.	$200.00
Janice Bowling ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 16	Rep.	$200.00

† 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 $5,200. Of the $1,800 difference, $1,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Weaver, Terri LYNN $700.00
Stewart, Mike $500.00
Carr, Bruce Dale $200.00
Casada, Glen $200.00
Griffey, Bruce I. $200.00

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
BECPAC (Becky Massey)	$500.00
Envision Tennessee	$500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson)	$500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager)	$500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally)	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Outdoor Adv Assn of TN Inc.	Nashville, TN	—	$10,000.00

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
Q4 2020 Historical	$9,909.35	$9,909.35	Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93544
Pre-General 2020 Historical	$10,109.35	$9,909.35	Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92146
Q3 2020 Historical	$10,109.35	$10,109.35	Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91132
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical	$9,409.35	$10,109.35	Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 96120
Q2 2020 Historical	$9,409.35	$9,409.35	Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88408
Q1 2020 Historical	$9,409.35	$9,409.35	Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87626