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Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$14,500
To TN candidates
$12,000
83% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 5 candidates
$4,000 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,000 (83%) — 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: $14,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,000
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
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 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 $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. 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
  • Berke for Mayor $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Favors, Joanne $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • …and 1 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
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Southern Company Gas Atlanta, GA — $15,000.00

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
Year-End 2017 Historical $1,000.00 $1,500.00 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72492
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $0.00 $1,000.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72174