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Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$42,100
Total Spent
$22,000
To TN candidates
$13,000
59% of spending
To other PACs
$9,000
41% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,000 to 10 candidates
$9,000 to 9 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,000 (59%) — 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: $22,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $13,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Greg Martin † Tennessee House, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
Greg Vital † Tennessee House, District 29 Rep. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe † Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Raper † Tennessee House, District 24 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

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $13,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,000. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hall (Senate), 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
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $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 — $42,000.00
Department of Fa Return of PAC Fee Nashville, TN — $100.00

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 2022 Historical $2,507.47 $23,507.47 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107312
Pre-General 2022 Historical $4,507.47 $2,507.47 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 104053
Q3 2022 Historical $4,507.47 $4,507.47 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104880
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $3,507.47 $4,507.47 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102303
Q2 2022 Historical $3,407.47 $3,507.47 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100696
Q1 2022 Historical $3,407.47 $3,407.47 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98325