Oaat PAC Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Denise Shewmake · Nashville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $25,000.00 | $24,250.00 | $16,500.00 |
| 2025 | $20,000.00 | $20,719.73 | $13,250.00 |
| 2024 | $21,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $3,500.00 |
| 2023 | $15,000.00 | $20,000.00 | $11,250.00 |
| 2022 | $34,534.00 | $19,750.00 | $9,250.00 |
| 2021 | $15,000.00 | $14,884.34 | $8,000.00 |
| 2020 | $10,025.00 | $9,500.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2019 | $5,000.00 | $20,150.00 | $8,600.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $17,500.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $183.67 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $20,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $4,750.00 | $10,000.00 | $2,500.00 |
| 2014 | $27,455.00 | $16,550.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 2013 | $19,216.00 | $27,500.00 | $3,000.00 |
| 2012 | $25,735.00 | $25,000.00 | $5,250.00 |
| 2011 | $27,590.00 | $18,400.00 | $2,500.00 |
| 2010 | $26,079.00 | $16,250.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2009 | $20,950.00 | $17,000.00 | $1,250.00 |
| 2008 | $24,425.00 | $28,500.00 | $3,750.00 |
| 2007 | $18,550.00 | $23,500.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2006 | $21,650.00 | $24,225.00 | $2,250.00 |
| 2005 | $22,355.00 | $22,725.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2004 | $15,625.00 | $16,100.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $419,939.00 | $401,687.74 | $72,200.00 |
Raised
$419,939
incl. $25 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$401,688
To TN candidates
$276,800
69% of spending
To other PACs
$121,150
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $72,200 to 79 candidates
$63,050 to 67 Republicans $9,150 to 12 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $401,688 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $276,800 (69%) — 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: $3,738 ÷ Total spent: $401,688
| Operating / overhead spending | $3,738 |
| Contributions to candidates | $276,800 |
- To TN candidates $276,800 69%
- To other PACs $121,150 30%
- Operating & other $3,738 0.9%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $6,750.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $4,900.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $4,000.00 |
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Raumesh Akbari † | Tennessee Senate, District 29 | Dem. | $2,250.00 |
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Mark Pody | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Brent Taylor | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $1,750.00 |
| David B. Hawk | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $276,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $72,200. Of the $204,600 difference, $171,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $32,900 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $171,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- McCormick, Gerald $9,850.00
- Haslam, Bill $6,000.00
- Tracy, Jim $6,000.00
- Harmon, Bill $5,200.00
- Dean, Vince $4,750.00
- Ketron, Bill $4,250.00
- Ramsey, Ron $4,000.00
- Weaver, Terri LYNN $3,700.00
- Bredesen, Phil $3,500.00
- Gresham, Dolores $3,500.00
- …and 134 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | $9,000.00 |
| MPAC | $7,500.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $7,500.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $6,500.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $5,500.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $4,000.00 |
| Cas-Pac | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC | $4,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican House Caucus | $4,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $3,650.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Unspecified | $2,050.00 |
| Donations | $750.00 |
| Bank Fees | $537.74 |
| Annual Fee | $400.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black, Diane | Donations | 01/10/2005 | $500.00 |
| Kurita, Rosalind | Unspecified | 09/29/2004 | $500.00 |
| Speakers Fund | Unspecified | 08/11/2004 | $500.00 |
| Hagood, Jamie | Unspecified | 07/23/2004 | $300.00 |
| Ramsey, Ron | Unspecified | 07/22/2004 | $300.00 |
| Bunch (House), Dewayne | Donations | 01/06/2006 | $250.00 |
| Kilby, Tommy | Unspecified | 07/22/2004 | $250.00 |
| Regions Bank | Bank Fees | 05/23/2025 | $219.73 |
| Davidson, Gene | Unspecified | 10/20/2004 | $200.00 |
| Regions Bank | Bank Fees | 04/28/2017 | $183.67 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor Adv Assn of TN Inc. | Nashville, TN | — | $151,000.00 |
| INC PAC Clear Channel Communications | San Antonio, TX | — | $39,750.00 |
| Lamar Tennessee LLC | Nashville, TN | — | $30,775.00 |
| Lamar Tennessee LLC | Knoxville, TN | — | $27,735.00 |
| Clear Channel Outdoor Inc. | San Antonio, TX | — | $20,000.00 |
| CBS Outdoor | Fairfield, NJ | — | $14,000.00 |
| Lamar Companies | Baton Rouge, LA | — | $13,090.00 |
| Fairway PAC | Duncan, SC | — | $9,000.00 |
| W S Morris | Augusta, GA | Fairway Outdoor | $6,750.00 |
| Lawrence Leibowitz | Knoxville, TN | Attorney | $6,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $43,055.28 | $18,805.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $18,055.28 | $43,055.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 Late | $18,055.28 | $18,055.28 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $18,555.28 | $18,055.28 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $18,775.01 | $18,555.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $18,775.01 | $18,775.01 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $18,775.01 | $18,775.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $18,775.01 | $18,775.01 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $5,775.01 | $18,775.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $5,775.01 | $5,775.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $5,775.01 | $5,775.01 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $10,775.01 | $5,775.01 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $10,775.01 | $10,775.01 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Amended Historical | $9,909.35 | $10,525.01 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $9,909.35 | $9,909.35 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Amended Historical | $24,059.35 | $9,409.35 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $24,559.35 | $24,059.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $24,559.35 | $24,559.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $24,559.35 | $24,559.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Amended Historical | $28,559.35 | $24,559.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $29,559.35 | $28,559.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Amended Historical | $42,059.35 | $29,559.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $42,059.35 | $42,059.35 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $42,059.35 | $42,059.35 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $42,243.02 | $42,059.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $42,243.02 | $42,243.02 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $42,243.02 | $42,243.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $42,243.02 | $42,243.02 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $42,243.02 | $42,243.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $43,243.02 | $42,243.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $23,243.02 | $43,243.02 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $32,743.02 | $23,243.02 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $28,493.02 | $32,743.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $28,268.02 | $28,493.02 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $17,168.02 | $28,268.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $19,668.02 | $17,168.02 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $19,918.02 | $19,668.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $23,128.02 | $19,918.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $17,588.02 | $23,128.02 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $26,044.92 | $17,588.02 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $25,964.92 | $26,044.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $11,354.92 | $25,964.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $9,784.92 | $11,354.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $16,744.92 | $9,784.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $21,349.92 | $16,744.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $24,414.92 | $21,349.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $24,229.92 | $24,414.92 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $16,417.92 | $24,229.92 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $14,047.92 | $16,417.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $15,493.92 | $14,047.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $9,404.92 | $15,493.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $10,126.92 | $9,404.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $10,037.92 | $10,126.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $5,431.92 | $10,037.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $4,253.92 | $5,431.92 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $625.92 | $4,253.92 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $391.92 | $625.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Amended Historical | $5,816.92 | $391.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $8,816.92 | $5,816.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $2,088.92 | $8,816.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $1,599.92 | $2,088.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $6,099.92 | $1,599.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Late Historical | $4,499.92 | $6,099.92 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $8,449.92 | $4,499.92 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $9,449.92 | $8,449.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $5,760.92 | $9,449.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $5,010.92 | $5,760.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $1,882.92 | $5,010.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $3,332.92 | $1,882.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $6,082.92 | $3,332.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $12,057.92 | $6,082.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $7,302.92 | $12,057.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $8,802.92 | $7,302.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $10,052.92 | $8,802.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $12,427.92 | $10,052.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $5,177.92 | $12,427.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $5,902.92 | $5,177.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $5,752.92 | $5,902.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $12,902.92 | $5,752.92 | Source ↗ |