Memphis

Pfizer Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Juan C. Cotarelo · New York, NY

Raised
$1,702,923
incl. $588,845 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,570,040
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,524,940
97% of spending
To TN candidates
$28,000
1.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,500 to 4 candidates
$15,500 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,570,040 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,524,940 (97%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $1,570,040
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $28,000
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $7,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $5,000.00
Sam Whitson † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $1,500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 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 $28,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,500. Of the $12,500 difference, $12,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Black, Diane $7,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00

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
Cas-Pac $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party $5,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Pfizer Inc. New York, NY — $40,160.46
John Kelly New York, NY Pfizer Inc. $5,659.92
G Dolsten New York, NY Pfizer Inc. $5,000.00
Hatch Election Committee Inc. Washington, DC — $5,000.00
James Kilts New York, NY Pfizer, Inc. $5,000.00
James Smith New York, NY Pfizer $5,000.00
Ronald Blaylock New York, NY Pfizer Inc. $5,000.00
Ryan for Congress Janesville, WI — $5,000.00
Sally Susman New York, NY Pfizer Inc. $5,000.00
Shantanu Narayen New York, NY Pfizer Inc. $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
Q4 2018 Historical $142,985.96 $524,407.83 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82588
Pre-General 2018 Historical $168,038.96 $142,985.96 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80913
Q3 2018 Historical $212,783.78 $168,038.96 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79630
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $315,168.21 $212,783.78 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77823
Q2 2018 Historical $462,176.20 $315,168.21 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76779
Q1 2018 Historical $391,524.51 $462,176.20 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74991