Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: George Baldwin · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $15,227 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,100 (66%) — 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 / overhead spending | $127 |
| Contributions to candidates | $10,100 |
- To TN candidates $10,100 66%
- To other PACs $4,300 28%
- Spent outside Tennessee $700 4.6%
- Operating & other $127 0.8%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Blackburn † | Governor | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $10,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $6,600 difference, $6,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $6,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
- Black, Diane $500.00
- Casada, Glen $500.00
- Coleman, Kent $500.00
- Gilmore, Brenda $500.00
- Kurita, Rosalind $500.00
- Tracy, Jim $500.00
- Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $500.00
- Mumpower, Jason $300.00
- Harper, Thelma $300.00
- …and 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC | $1,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $1,000.00 |
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) | $300.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $700 to 3 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Martha | North Carolina | $250.00 |
| Holliman, Hugh | North Carolina | $250.00 |
| Walker, Susan | North Carolina | $200.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food For Marsha Blackburn | $126.56 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stoveworks Restaurant | Food For Marsha Blackburn | 05/09/2008 | $126.56 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voided Checks Non Tennessee | — | — | $12,905.94 |
| Franklin Yoho | Gastonia, NC | Piedmont | $2,400.00 |
| David Dzuricky | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont | $2,082.73 |
| David Trusty | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont | $1,800.00 |
| Jane Lewis Raymond | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | $1,444.62 |
| Michael Yount | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | $1,090.00 |
| Jose Simon | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | $978.97 |
| June Moore | Concord, NC | Piedmont | $976.91 |
| Anita Ennis | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont | $887.84 |
| Ranelle Warfield | Cornelius, NC | Piedmont | $849.78 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Amended Historical | $7,223.67 | $9,608.63 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $8,414.50 | $7,223.67 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $12,088.47 | $8,414.50 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $14,449.25 | $12,088.47 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | -$13,103.59 | $14,449.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $14,634.82 | -$13,103.59 | Source ↗ |