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Southern Company Gas Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,000
Total Spent
$19,000
To TN candidates
$14,000
74% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,000 to 12 candidates
$11,000 to 11 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,000 (74%) — 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: $19,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 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
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark Cochran † Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $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 $14,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,000. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • 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

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Southern Company Gas Atlanta, GA — $21,000.00

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 2023 Historical $23,507.47 $26,507.47 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111336
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $23,507.47 $23,507.47 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109028