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Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,836
Total Spent
$17,336
To TN candidates
$11,650
67% of spending
Operating & other
$2,186
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,550 to 10 candidates
$1,700 to 6 Republicans $850 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,336 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,650 (67%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $2,186 ÷ Total spent: $17,336
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,186
Contributions to candidates $11,650
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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $250.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $250.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $250.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $100.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $100.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $100.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $11,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,550. Of the $9,100 difference, $9,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $2,500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Gotto, Jim $500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Elam, Linda $250.00
  • McManus, Stephen $250.00
  • Montgomery, Richard $250.00
  • Tracy, Jim $250.00
  • …and 14 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
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $2,018.18
Printing $167.96

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Piedmont Natural Gas Charlotte, NC — $15,836.14

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
Q4 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45527
Pre-General 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44506
Q3 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43164
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41523
Q2 2012 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40603
Q1 2012 Historical $1,500.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39449