TDS Telecommunications Corporation PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,500
Total Spent
$93,746
Spent outside Tennessee
$91,996
98% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,750
1.9% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 3 candidates
$1,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $93,746 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $91,996 (98%) — 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: $93,746
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $1,750

“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
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $500.00
Mark Cochran † Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $250 difference, $250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • John Cooper for Nashville $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
TDS Telecommunications Corporation PAC Madison, WI — $1,500.00

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 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107245
Pre-General 2022 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105537
Q3 2022 Historical $91,995.96 $0.00 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104681
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $91,995.96 $91,995.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102427
Q2 2022 Historical $92,245.96 $91,995.96 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100835
Q1 2022 Historical $92,245.96 $92,245.96 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98454