Propane PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1999 · Treasurer: Virginia Raffield · Athens, TN

Raised

$2,060

incl. $810 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$650

To TN candidates

$500

77% of spending

Operating & other

$150

23% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $650 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $500 (77%) — 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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $650

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$150
Contributions to candidates	$500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $500 77%
Operating & other $150 23%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Trail, Larry $500.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Annual Fee	$150.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Registry of Election Finance	Annual Fee	01/05/2004	$150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
DTD Ventures LLC	Lebanon, TN	—	$500.00
Andy Redus	Cookeville, TN	Admiral Propane	$200.00
James Thomas	Lafayette, TN	Webbtown Propane	$200.00
Rick Bauer	Franklin, TN	—	$200.00

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
Q4 2004 Amended Historical	$1,220.59	$1,767.59	Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3646
Q3 2004 Historical	$1,220.59	$1,220.59	Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1822
Q2 2004 Historical	$210.59	$1,220.59	Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1014
Q1 2004 Historical	$362.59	$210.59	Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 331