TDS Telecommunications Corporation PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$24,264

incl. $11,913 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$19,700

Spent outside Tennessee

$18,400

93% of spending

To TN candidates

$1,300

6.6% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $1,300 to 4 candidates

$1,300 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,400 (93%) — 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: $19,700

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$1,300

Source filings:

Spent outside Tennessee $18,400 93%
To TN candidates $1,300 6.6%

“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
Becky Duncan Massey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 06	Rep.	$350.00
Ferrell Haile ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 18	Rep.	$350.00
Susan M Lynn ^†	Tennessee House, District 57	Rep.	$350.00
Kirk Haston ^†	Tennessee House, District 72	Rep.	$250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

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 $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
Committee To Elect Jeff Mulins	Georgia	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Herbert Wander	Highland Park, IL	United States Cellular	$5,000.00
Itta PAC	Washington, DC	—	$2,500.00
Peter Sereda	Highland Park, IL	Telephone & Data Systems	$1,440.00
Kurt Thaus	Hinsdale, IL	Telephone & Data Systems	$1,000.00
Joseph Hanley	Flossmoor, IL	Telephone & Data Systems	$768.00
Jane McCahon	Chicago, IL	Telephone & Data Systems	$510.00
Andrew Petersen	Verona, WI	TDS Telecom Service Corp.	$357.00
David Gillman	Madison, WI	Telephone & Data Systems	$140.00
John Sango	Madison, WI	TDS Telecom Service Corp	$140.00
Thomas Weber	Itasca, IL	US Cellular	$140.00

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
Q4 2020 Historical	$95,233.68	$93,986.48	Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93903
Pre-General 2020 Historical	$93,892.56	$95,233.68	Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92141
Q3 2020 Historical	$99,810.32	$93,892.56	Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91714
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical	$100,269.20	$99,810.32	Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89733
Q2 2020 Historical	$97,475.28	$100,269.20	Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88835
Q1 2020 Historical	$89,622.48	$97,475.28	Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87498