Spectra Energy Corp Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2007 · Treasurer: Ritu K. Talwar · Houston, TX

Raised

$301,587

incl. $15,985 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$7,000

Spent outside Tennessee

$3,500

50% of spending

To TN candidates

$3,500

50% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 2 candidates

$1,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (50%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $7,000

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$3,500

Source filings:

Spent outside Tennessee $3,500 50%
To TN candidates $3,500 50%

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Michael Harrison ^†	Tennessee House, District 09	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 $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Chuck Fleischmann for Congress Committe $1,500.00
Montgomery, Richard $500.00
Womick, Rick $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $3,500 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient	State	Total
Bob Corker for Senate 2012	Louisiana	$3,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Alan Harris	Fulshear, TX	Spectra	$5,416.64
Dorothy Ables	Houston, TX	Spectra	$5,090.00
Reginald Hedgebeth	Houston, TX	Spectra Energy Co	$5,023.49
Gregory L Ebel	Houston, TX	Spectra Energy Co	$5,000.00
John P Reddy	Houston, TX	Spectra Energy Co	$5,000.00
Julie Dill	Houston, TX	Spectra Energy Corp	$5,000.00
R M Fiedorek	Houston, TX	Spectra Energy Corp	$5,000.00
William T Yardley	The Woodlands, TX	Spectra Energy Corp	$4,690.00
Mark Borer	Westminster, CO	Duke Energy Field Services LP	$3,971.90
John Arensdorf	Houston, TX	Spectra	$3,750.00

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 2011 Historical	$120,105.86	$147,769.82	Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38898
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical	$95,279.65	$120,105.86	Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 46925