Sprint Nextel Corp Mid Atlantic Region Telecom PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $161,423 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $144,454 (89%) — 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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $144,454 89%
- To TN candidates $8,000 5.0%
- To other PACs $5,000 3.1%
- Operating & other $3,969 2.5%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jeremiah Brown † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Ind. | $500.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $150.00 |
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $150.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $8,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $800. Of the $7,200 difference, $7,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $7,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
- Grady, Robert $750.00
- Vaughn, Nathan $550.00
- Ramsey, Ron $500.00
- Godsey, Steve $350.00
- Mumpower, Jason $350.00
- Yokley, Eddie $300.00
- Cochran, Jerome $250.00
- Roach, Dennis (Coach) $250.00
- Brittenham, Linda King $250.00
- …and 14 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 |
|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | $1,500.00 |
| Tenn Republican Caucus | $1,500.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| Tenn House & Senate Democratic Caucus | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $144,454 to 193 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 4 states. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rand, Tony | North Carolina | $6,000.00 |
| Saunders, Drew | North Carolina | $5,000.00 |
| Brubaker, Harold | North Carolina | $4,000.00 |
| Easley, Mike | North Carolina | $4,000.00 |
| Hoyle, David | North Carolina | $4,000.00 |
| Ballantine, Patrick | North Carolina | $4,000.00 |
| Dalton, Walter | North Carolina | $3,000.00 |
| Forrester, Jim | North Carolina | $3,000.00 |
| Pittenger, Robert | North Carolina | $2,500.00 |
| Smith, Fred | North Carolina | $2,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $2,500.00 |
| Admin Cost | $813.27 |
| Taxes | $655.40 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenn Democratic Caucus | Donations | 01/07/2004 | $1,500.00 |
| Tenn Republican Caucus | Donations | 01/07/2004 | $1,000.00 |
| Sprint | Admin Cost | 12/17/2004 | $813.27 |
| Internal Revenue Service | Taxes | 02/12/2004 | $655.40 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Saunders | Huntersville, NC | — | $1,000.00 |
| Thomas Marrow | Raleigh, NC | — | $613.50 |
| Patrick Stutzman | Raleigh, NC | — | $511.25 |
| Gary Miller | Raleigh, NC | Embarq Management | $429.45 |
| Jack Derrick | Wake Forest, NC | — | $429.45 |
| Reed Abercrombie | Rocky Mount, NC | — | $429.45 |
| Wallace Agee | Raleigh, NC | — | $429.45 |
| Wayne Helm | Fayetteville, NC | — | $429.45 |
| Wilbert Thomas | Fayetteville, NC | — | $429.45 |
| Thomas Sokol | Chester, VA | Sprint | $421.25 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.