Southeast Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$16,218
Total Spent
$15,407
Operating & other
$7,157
46% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,350
28% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,407 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,157 (46%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $7,157 ÷ Total spent: $15,407
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,157
Contributions to candidates $4,350

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $4,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,350 difference, $4,350 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,350 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Jim Coppinger for County Commission $500.00
  • Lou Miller for County Commission $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $400.00
  • Claude Ramsey for County Mayor $400.00
  • Gwen Tidwell Campaign $400.00
  • Cobb, James $250.00
  • Lusk, Bill $250.00
  • Robinson, III, Isaac $250.00
  • Andy Derryberry for Sheriff $250.00
  • Barry Steelman for Criminal Court Judge $250.00
  • …and 6 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
Committee To Elect Gerald Webb $1,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect John Cupp $650.00
Committee To Elect Bernie Miller $500.00
Committee To Elect Billy Long for Sheriff $500.00
Committee To Elect Curtis Adams $500.00
Committee To Elect Warren Mackey $500.00
Committee To Elect Judge David Bales $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $1,204.32
Reimbursement For Food & Beverage Expense $1,072.42
Reimbursement For Advertising Expense $1,063.00
Reimbursement For Lunch Meeting Expense $609.00
Printing $394.40
Professional Services $300.00
Office Supplies $286.14
Dues / Subscriptions $255.00
Meeting Facilities $250.00
Donations $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lavorn Moore Chattanooga, TN Retired $875.00
Charles Hunt Soddy Daisy, TN Self-Employed $800.00
Albert Waterhouse Chattanooga, TN Waterhouse Public Relations $750.00
William Smith Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $750.00
Wilburn Ricketts Hixson, TN Tax Management Associates $725.00
Gerald McCormick Chattanooga, TN TN State $700.00
Becky Browder Chattanooga, TN Independent Healthcare Properties, LLC $690.00
John Sertel Chattanooga, TN Retired $647.50
JB Bennett Chattanooga, TN Spears, Moore, Rebman, \& Williams $600.00
David Norton Hixson, TN Hamilton County $575.00

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 $1,194.96 $810.21 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $1,324.96 $1,194.96 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $374.44 $1,324.96 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $2,974.44 $374.44 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $4,675.00 $2,974.44 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $0.00 $4,675.00 Source ↗