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Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,500
excl. $7 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$20,000
To TN candidates
$11,500
57% of spending
To other PACs
$8,500
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,500 to 7 candidates
$6,500 to 6 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,500 (57%) — 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: $20,000
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
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Greg Vital † Tennessee House, District 29 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark Cochran † Tennessee House, District 23 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
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 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 $7,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Hall (House), Mark $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $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
Tennessee State Republican Caucus $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC 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
Year-End 2021 Historical $4,907.47 $3,407.47 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96983
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $5,000.00 $4,907.47 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95415