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TDS Telecommunications Corporation PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$8,109
incl. $2,369 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$9,850
Spent outside Tennessee
$9,000
91% of spending
To TN candidates
$850
8.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $850 to 3 candidates
$850 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,000 (91%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $9,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $850
Source filings:

“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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Cochran † Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $300.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $300.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Peter Sereda Highland Park, IL Telephone & Data Systems $780.00
Joseph Hanley Flossmoor, IL Telephone & Data Systems $499.20
Jane McCahon Chicago, IL Telephone & Data Systems $390.00
Kurt Thaus Hinsdale, IL Telephone & Data Systems $350.00
Andrew Petersen Verona, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp. $273.00
David Gillman Madison, WI Telephone & Data Systems $260.00
John Sango Madison, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp $260.00
Thomas Weber Itasca, IL US Cellular $260.00
Scott Williamson Winnetka, IL Telephone & Data Systems $237.60
Joel Dohmeier Mt. Horeb, WI TDS Telecom Service Corp $208.00

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 2021 Historical $93,095.96 $92,245.96 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97423
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $93,986.48 $93,095.96 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95459