Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: George Baldwin · Nashville, TN

Raised
$54,801
incl. $26,576 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$65,716
Spent outside Tennessee
$54,100
82% of spending
To TN candidates
$9,075
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $350 to 2 candidates
$150 to 1 Republican $200 to 1 Independent

Where the Money Goes

Of the $65,716 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $54,100 (82%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $291 ÷ Total spent: $65,716
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $291
Contributions to candidates $9,075

“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 (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Larry Jeremiah Brown † Tennessee House, District 11 Ind. $200.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $150.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $9,075 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $350. Of the $8,725 difference, $8,725 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,725 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Andrea Lee for Judge $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Cooper, Jim $500.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $400.00
  • Haynes, Joe $400.00
  • Trail, Larry $400.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $300.00
  • Kyle, Jim $300.00
  • Wilder, John $300.00
  • Hargett, Tre $300.00
  • …and 16 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tenn Republican Party $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00
Tenn House Democratic Caucus $500.00
Tenn Black Caucus $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $54,100 to 164 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 3 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Mike Easley Committe North Carolina $3,000.00
The Speaker's Politically Active Citizens Committe South Carolina $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Thomas Moore South Carolina $1,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect Marc Basnight North Carolina $1,000.00
Demint for US Senate South Carolina $1,000.00
Erskine Bowles for U. S. Senate North Carolina $1,000.00
Nc House Democratic Committee North Carolina $1,000.00
Tony Rand for Nc Senate North Carolina $1,000.00
Ballantine for Governor North Carolina $750.00
G K Butterfield for Congress North Carolina $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $250.00
Refund $40.75

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Dzuricky Charlotte, NC Piedmont $1,793.06
Ray Killough Indian Trail, NC Piedmont $1,445.98
Richard Linville Charlotte, NC Piedmount $1,182.16
Kim Cocklin Charlotte, NC Piedmont $1,170.00
Kevin O Hara Charlotte, NC Piedmont $995.63
David Trusty Charlotte, NC Piedmont $898.59
June Moore Concord, NC Piedmont $872.21
Charles Fleenor Charlotte, NC Piedmont $871.25
Ted Coble Charlotte, NC Piedmount $850.61
Dale Hewitt Greensboro, NC Piedmont $837.94

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 2004 Amended Historical $12,748.90 $6,508.39 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $29,591.16 $12,748.90 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $23,143.23 $29,591.16 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $17,422.72 $23,143.23 Source ↗