Piedmont Natural Gas TN Corporate

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$48,500
Total Spent
$48,500
To other PACs
$29,000
60% of spending
To TN candidates
$19,500
40% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,250 to 16 candidates
$7,250 to 14 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $48,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,000 (60%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $48,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $19,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $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 $19,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,250. Of the $11,250 difference, $11,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • …and 10 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
Citizens for Greater Mobility $25,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Piedmont Natural Gas Charlotte, NC — $48,500.00

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 2017 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗