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 $4,500 to 15 candidates
$3,600 to 12 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.

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: $9,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,000

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
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $200.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $200.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $200.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $200.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 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 $4,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $700.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $200.00
  • Casada, Glen $200.00
  • Griffey, Bruce I. $200.00
  • Niceley, Frank $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 ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $10,109.35 $9,909.35 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $10,109.35 $10,109.35 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $9,409.35 $10,109.35 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $9,409.35 $9,409.35 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $9,409.35 $9,409.35 Source ↗