Oaat PAC Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$34,534
Total Spent
$19,750
To TN candidates
$12,500
63% of spending
To other PACs
$7,250
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,250 to 28 candidates
$8,000 to 23 Republicans $1,250 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,500 (63%) — 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: $19,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $500.00
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 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 $12,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,250. Of the $3,250 difference, $3,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Lamar (House), London $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Ragan, John $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $250.00
  • Faison's Freedom $250.00
  • Niceley, Frank $250.00

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
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $500.00
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $500.00
Envision Tennessee $500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Outdoor Adv Assn of TN Inc. Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
Lamar Tennessee LLC Nashville, TN — $12,075.00
Reagan Outdoor Advertising Chattanooga, TN — $1,517.00
Lamar Advertising Kingsport, TN — $942.00

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 2022 Amended Historical $10,025.01 $10,775.01 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $10,025.01 $10,025.01 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $10,525.01 $10,025.01 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $10,525.01 $10,525.01 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $10,525.01 $10,525.01 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $10,525.01 $10,525.01 Source ↗