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Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$27,500
Total Spent
$27,000
To TN candidates
$18,000
67% of spending
To other PACs
$9,000
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 6 candidates
$4,500 to 5 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,000 (67%) — 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: $27,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $18,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Yusuf A. Hakeem † Tennessee House, District 28 Dem. $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 $18,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $13,000 difference, $13,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bill Lee Inaugural, Inc. $7,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Hall, Mark $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $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
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
TN K PAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Southern Company Gas Atlanta, GA — $27,500.00

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 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 81855
Pre-General 2018 Historical $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80798
Q3 2018 Historical $4,000.00 $2,000.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 78634
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $5,500.00 $4,000.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 75929
Q2 2018 Historical $1,500.00 $5,500.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75537
Q1 2018 Historical $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74440