Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: George Baldwin · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $53,075 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $39,575 (75%) — 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 / overhead spending | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $12,000 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $39,575 75%
- To TN candidates $12,000 23%
- To other PACs $1,500 2.8%
“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. | $2,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Kerry Roberts † | Tennessee Senate, District 23 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,750. Of the $8,250 difference, $8,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $8,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Dean, Karl $1,000.00
- Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
- McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
- Diane Neighbors for Metro Council $500.00
- Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
- Johnson, Phillip $500.00
- Maggart, Debra Young $500.00
- Matheny, Judd $500.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
- Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $500.00
- …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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | $1,000.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $22,350 to 21 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gaspac | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Pat McCrory Committee, The | North Carolina | $4,000.00 |
| Sue Myrick for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $2,000.00 |
| North Carolina Democratic Party | North Carolina | $1,500.00 |
| Fleischmann for Congress | North Carolina | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Ruth Samuelson | North Carolina | $1,000.00 |
| G K Butterfield for Congress | North Carolina | $1,000.00 |
| Jeff Duncan for Congress | Washington, D.C. | $1,000.00 |
| Nc Republican House Majority Fund | North Carolina | $1,000.00 |
| Scott Stone for Charlotte Mayor | North Carolina | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Natural Gas | Charlotte, NC | — | $11,150.00 |
| Franklin Yoho | Gastonia, NC | Piedmont | $1,416.00 |
| David Dzuricky | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont | $1,382.96 |
| Michael Yount | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | $1,368.00 |
| Thieu Tran | Fort Mill, SC | Piedmont Natural Gas | $857.04 |
| Jane Lewis Raymond | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | $821.28 |
| Robert Pritchard | Waxhaw, NC | Piedmont | $788.88 |
| Jose Simon | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont Natural Gas Co. | $786.48 |
| Jeffrey Hedrick | Oak Ridge, NC | Piedmont | $705.78 |
| George Baldwin | Charlotte, NC | Piedmont | $668.04 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.