Memphis

Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2014 · Treasurer: Caroline Earle · Atlanta, GA

Raised
$10,000
Total Spent
$14,000
To TN candidates
$11,500
82% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 4 candidates
$3,500 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,500 (82%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $14,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $11,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 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 $11,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Forgety, John W. $1,000.00
  • Gravitt, Marc $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Favors, Joanne $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Doc PAC $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
Quest PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Agl Resources Atlanta, GA — $10,000.00

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 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69751
Pre-General 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68695
Q3 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66994
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65492
Q2 2016 Historical $4,000.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64056
Q1 2016 Historical $4,000.00 $4,000.00 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63129