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Propane PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,200
incl. $200 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 $1,000 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans

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. $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 $5,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Matheny, Judd $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $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
Tennessee Propane Gas Association Athens, TN — $2,500.00
Andy Redus Admiral Propane, LLC Cookeville, TN — $1,000.00
Advanced Propane Inc. Hendersonville, TN — $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 2013 Historical $1,348.59 $350.59 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48941
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $1,430.59 $1,348.59 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47174