Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$46,116
incl. $6,926 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$53,075
Spent outside Tennessee
$39,575
75% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,000
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,750 to 5 candidates
$3,750 to 5 Republicans

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 spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $53,075
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,000
Source filings:

“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
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

Contributions to other political action committees
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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
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

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2011 Amended Historical $17,225.47 $1,500.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $10,359.31 $17,225.47 Source ↗