Spectra Energy Corp Political Action Committee
Registered Aug 2007 · Treasurer: Ritu K. Talwar · Houston, TX
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $4,500.00 | $4,500.00 | $500.00 |
| 2024 | $11,500.00 | $11,500.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 2023 | $2,500.00 | $63,804.92 | $1,500.00 |
| 2022 | $132,989.46 | $247,005.06 | $1,500.00 |
| 2021 | $131,423.29 | $100,097.81 | $2,500.00 |
| 2020 | $163,036.93 | $262,641.46 | $1,000.00 |
| 2019 | $198,464.47 | $168,750.00 | $6,850.00 |
| 2018 | $237,407.52 | $333,593.35 | $750.00 |
| 2017 | $320,292.32 | $11,500.00 | $3,000.00 |
| 2016 | $379,238.55 | $22,000.00 | $2,500.00 |
| 2015 | $363,022.48 | $12,250.00 | $4,000.00 |
| 2014 | $387,584.16 | $8,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2013 | $380,451.37 | $19,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2012 | $349,860.07 | $27,200.00 | $2,300.00 |
| 2011 | $301,586.84 | $7,000.00 | $500.00 |
| 2010 | $250,519.65 | $25,750.00 | $250.00 |
| 2009 | $236,281.92 | $11,000.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2008 | $184,530.08 | $19,900.00 | $2,100.00 |
| 2007 | $155,783.39 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $4,190,972.50 | $1,355,692.60 | $34,750.00 |
Raised
$4,190,973
incl. $421,569 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,355,693
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,125,293
83% of spending
To TN candidates
$132,000
9.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $34,750 to 31 candidates
$32,750 to 30 Republicans $2,000 to 1 Democrat
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,355,693 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,125,293 (83%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
Why this number?
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: $1,400 ÷ Total spent: $1,355,693
| Operating / overhead spending | $1,400 |
| Contributions to candidates | $132,000 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,125,293 83%
- To TN candidates $132,000 9.7%
- To other PACs $97,000 7.2%
- Operating & other $1,400 0.1%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $4,100.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $3,300.00 |
| Paul Bailey † | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Andrew Ellis Farmer † | Tennessee House, District 17 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Karen Camper † | Tennessee House, District 87 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Gary W Hicks Jr † | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $1,250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $132,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $34,750. Of the $97,250 difference, $97,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $97,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Haslam, Bill $17,500.00
- Black, Diane $6,000.00
- Tracy, Jim $5,000.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $4,000.00
- Casada, Glen $3,000.00
- Harrison, Michael $3,000.00
- McCormick, Gerald $2,500.00
- Fitzhugh, Craig $2,000.00
- Gordon, Bart $2,000.00
- Ketron, Bill $2,000.00
- …and 71 more recipients
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $12,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $11,500.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $11,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $9,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $8,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $6,000.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $5,000.00 |
| Harwell PAC | $4,500.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $4,500.00 |
| Quest PAC | $4,500.00 |
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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Corker for Senate 2012 | Louisiana | $3,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| 2006 Debt Retirement | $1,000.00 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $400.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Corker for Senate | 2006 Debt Retirement | 03/01/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 08/22/2007 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/11/2008 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/26/2012 | $100.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Pac Fee | 01/15/2013 | $100.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectra Energy Corp PAC | Houston, TX | — | $91,457.46 |
| Dorothy Ables | Houston, TX | Spectra | $49,169.94 |
| Wouter T Van Kempen | Cherry Hills, CO | Spectra Energy Co | $48,520.23 |
| Julie Dill | Houston, TX | Spectra Energy Corp | $47,966.62 |
| Gregory L Ebel | Houston, TX | Spectra Energy Co | $46,530.00 |
| John P Reddy | Houston, TX | Spectra Energy Co | $44,999.95 |
| Richard Kruse | Katy, TX | Panenergy SVC Limited Partnership | $42,134.59 |
| R M Fiedorek | Houston, TX | Spectra Energy Corp | $40,250.03 |
| Peter Sheffield | Bethesda, DC | Spectra | $39,662.62 |
| William T Yardley | The Woodlands, TX | Spectra Energy Corp | $39,206.71 |
Showing the top 500 of 595 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $61,304.92 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $60,520.11 | $61,304.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical | $128,843.94 | $60,520.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $194,160.62 | $128,843.94 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $182,802.15 | $194,160.62 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $190,134.89 | $182,802.15 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $173,191.09 | $190,134.89 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $167,807.96 | $173,191.09 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $141,865.61 | $167,807.96 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $243,182.34 | $141,865.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $248,063.61 | $243,182.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $328,754.35 | $248,063.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $317,886.14 | $328,754.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $279,517.28 | $317,886.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $240,470.14 | $279,517.28 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $292,842.19 | $240,470.14 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $210,755.67 | $292,842.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $178,048.44 | $210,755.67 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $274,115.93 | $178,048.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $287,651.50 | $274,115.93 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $269,269.14 | $287,651.50 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $319,555.52 | $269,269.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $306,941.50 | $319,555.52 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $355,517.96 | $306,941.50 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Late Historical | $229,165.82 | $355,517.96 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $164,507.35 | $229,165.82 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $210,426.31 | $164,507.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $267,597.68 | $210,426.31 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Late Historical | $244,614.60 | $267,597.68 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $287,820.24 | $244,614.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $254,706.92 | $287,820.24 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $190,134.80 | $254,706.92 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Late Historical | $127,517.07 | $190,134.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $85,434.87 | $127,517.07 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Late Historical | $66,580.11 | $85,434.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $115,712.21 | $66,580.11 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $136,228.75 | $115,712.21 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $197,483.17 | $136,228.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Amended Historical | $173,763.91 | $197,483.17 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $118,723.81 | $173,763.91 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $86,397.38 | $118,723.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Amended Historical | $36,032.69 | $86,397.38 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $51,222.88 | $36,032.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Late Historical | $119,240.57 | $51,222.88 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical | $118,564.07 | $119,240.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $129,123.53 | $118,564.07 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $147,769.82 | $129,123.53 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Late Historical | $120,105.86 | $147,769.82 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical | $95,279.65 | $120,105.86 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Amended Historical | $53,061.60 | $95,279.65 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $96,017.56 | $53,061.60 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $159,148.92 | $96,017.56 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Late Historical | $153,658.37 | $159,148.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Late Historical | $164,605.22 | $153,658.37 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Amended Historical | $161,386.03 | $164,605.22 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Late Historical | $133,426.34 | $161,386.03 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical | $87,686.04 | $133,426.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $80,705.62 | $87,686.04 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $119,236.28 | $80,705.62 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Amended Historical | $111,156.01 | $119,236.28 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical | $103,919.27 | $111,156.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $109,134.42 | $103,919.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Late Historical | $100,733.39 | $109,134.42 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $100,733.39 | Source ↗ |