Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$68,510
incl. $14,150 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,650
To TN candidates
$12,150
89% of spending
To other PACs
$1,500
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 2 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,650 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,150 (89%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $13,650
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Marsha Blackburn † Governor Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $12,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $10,150 difference, $10,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Cooper, Jim $1,650.00
  • Alexander, Lamar $1,500.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $1,000.00
  • Dean, Karl $1,000.00
  • McWherter, Michael $1,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $500.00
  • Kyle (Governor), Jim $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $250.00
  • …and 7 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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Franklin Yoho Gastonia, NC Piedmont $2,500.00
David Dzuricky Charlotte, NC Piedmont $2,322.80
Michael Yount Charlotte, NC Piedmont Natural Gas Co. $2,174.00
June Moore Concord, NC Piedmont $2,035.59
Jane Lewis Raymond Charlotte, NC Piedmont Natural Gas Co. $1,625.30
Thieu Tran Fort Mill, SC Piedmont Natural Gas $1,421.64
George Baldwin Charlotte, NC Piedmont $1,353.35
Jeffrey Hedrick Oak Ridge, NC Piedmont $1,302.45
Jose Simon Charlotte, NC Piedmont Natural Gas Co. $1,224.75
Anita Ennis Charlotte, NC Piedmont $1,104.70

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
Year-End 2009 Late Historical $16,292.25 $12,333.84 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical $9,608.63 $16,292.25 Source ↗