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Propane PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,050
incl. $650 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,100
To TN candidates
$5,000
98% of spending
Operating & other
$100
2.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 1 Republican $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (98%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $5,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $5,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $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 $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Coleman, Kent $500.00
  • Dunn, Bill $500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • Rochelle, Bob $500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $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 $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
DTD Ventures LLC Lebanon, TN — $600.00
HLC Cullipher LLC Alamo, TN — $600.00
Andy Redus Cookeville, TN Admiral Propane $500.00
Liberty Propane Gas LLC Paducah, KY — $500.00
James Hamilton Lebanon, TN Heritage Propane $400.00
All Service Propane LLC Franklin, TN — $350.00

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 2006 Historical $660.59 $550.59 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12704
Pre-General 2006 Historical $4,260.59 $660.59 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11268
Q3 2006 Historical $2,985.59 $4,260.59 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10006
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $2,985.59 $2,985.59 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9314
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $1,985.59 $2,985.59 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8706
Q1 2006 Historical $1,690.59 $1,985.59 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6774