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Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,500
Total Spent
$16,000
To TN candidates
$8,000
50% of spending
To other PACs
$8,000
50% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 3 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,000 (50%) — 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: $16,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $8,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Yusuf A. Hakeem † Tennessee House, District 28 Dem. $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 $8,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • 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

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
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Southern Company Gas Atlanta, GA — $18,500.00

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 2020 Historical $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93422
Pre-General 2020 Historical $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92084
Q3 2020 Historical $21,000.00 $5,000.00 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90517
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $2,500.00 $21,000.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89685
Q2 2020 Historical $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88650
Q1 2020 Historical $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86994