Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: George Baldwin · Nashville, TN
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $54,100 82%
- To TN candidates $9,075 14%
- To other PACs $2,250 3.4%
- Operating & other $291 0.4%
“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
| 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
| 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.
| 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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $250.00 |
| Refund | $40.75 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Committee To Elect Teddy Trotter | Donations | 04/23/2004 | $250.00 |
| Sperry, Sarah | Refund | 03/28/2004 | $29.11 |
| Sperry, Sarah | Refund | 02/02/2004 | $11.64 |
Who Funds It
| 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.