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TDS Telecommunications Corporation PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2009 · Treasurer: Andrew Petersen · Madison, WI

Raised
$25,947
incl. $6,552 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,000
To TN candidates
$4,700
94% of spending
To other PACs
$300
6.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,400 to 8 candidates
$2,400 to 8 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,700 (94%) — 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: $5,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $4,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $400.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $400.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $300.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $300.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $250.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $250.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $250.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $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 $4,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,400. Of the $2,300 difference, $2,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Marsha Blackburn for Congress $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth $400.00
  • Swann, Art $400.00
  • Bell, Mike $250.00
  • Smith, Eddie $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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Wittwer Madison, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp. $2,600.00
Kurt Thaus Hinsdale, IL Telephone & Data Systems $1,300.00
Joseph Hanley Flossmoor, IL Telephone & Data Systems $998.40
Jane McCahon Chicago, IL Telephone & Data Systems $780.00
Peter Sereda Highland Park, IL Telephone & Data Systems $780.00
Cliff Lawson Madison, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp. $650.00
Kevin Hess Monona, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp. $650.00
Andrew Petersen Verona, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp. $546.00
John Sango Madison, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp $520.00
Leslie Hearn Madison, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp $520.00

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 2017 Historical $97,219.45 $93,849.25 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73562
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $102,796.24 $97,219.45 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71894