Propane PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$2,830

incl. $1,330 unitemized small gifts

excl. $500 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised

Total Spent

$8,500

To TN candidates

$6,500

76% of spending

To other PACs

$2,000

24% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 3 candidates

$3,000 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,500 (76%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $8,500

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$6,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $6,500 76%
To other PACs $2,000 24%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bo Watson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 11	Rep.	$1,000.00
Ed Jackson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 25	Rep.	$1,000.00
Susan M Lynn ^†	Tennessee House, District 57	Rep.	$1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $6,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. 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:

Bill Lee Inaugural 2019 $2,500.00
Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
Cas-Pac	$1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson)	$1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Tennessee Propane Gas Association	Athens, 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
Q4 2018 Historical	$2,089.59	$1,074.59	Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82340
Pre-General 2018 Historical	$2,589.59	$2,089.59	Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81278
As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,589.59, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $2,089.59.
Q3 2018 Amended Historical	$6,774.59	$2,589.59	Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 86596
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical	$6,779.59	$6,774.59	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77549
Q2 2018 Historical	$6,804.59	$6,779.59	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76708
Q1 2018 Historical	$6,844.59	$6,804.59	Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75438