Spectra Energy Corp Political Action Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$363,022
incl. $9,958 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$12,250
To TN candidates
$9,750
80% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 7 candidates
$4,000 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,750 (80%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $12,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $9,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 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 $9,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $5,750 difference, $5,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Daniel, Martin $500.00
  • Gravitt, Marc $500.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Forgety, John W. $250.00

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
Harwell PAC $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dorothy Ables Houston, TX Spectra $5,000.00
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
Reginald Hedgebeth Houston, TX Spectra Energy Co $5,000.00
Richard Kruse Katy, TX Panenergy SVC Limited Partnership $5,000.00
William T Yardley The Woodlands, TX Spectra Energy Corp $5,000.00
Wouter T Van Kempen Cherry Hills, CO Spectra Energy Co $5,000.00
Guy Buckley Houston, TX Panenergy SVC Limited Prtnrshp $4,999.80

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 2015 Historical $190,134.80 $254,706.92 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical $127,517.07 $190,134.80 Source ↗