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Thompson Engineering PAC (TE PAC-TN)

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2007 · Treasurer: Suzanne Holston · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$11,723
Total Spent
$6,250
To TN candidates
$6,250
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,250 (100%) — 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: $6,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 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 $6,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Berke, Andrew $2,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Bob Corker for Senate $600.00
  • Bill Bennett for Hamilton CNTY Assessor $500.00
  • Coppinger, Jim $500.00
  • Vital (2012), Greg A. $500.00
  • Friends of Roger Tuder $400.00

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
Michael Manning Mobile, AL Thompson Engineering $1,350.00
Jimmy Shumock Spanish Fort, AL Thompson Engineering $1,300.00
Mack McCarley Chattanooga, TN Thompson $1,300.00
Randy Brown Chattanooga, TN Thompson Engineering $800.00
Phillip Mabry Chattanooga, TN Thompson Engineering $750.00
Chris Gillentine Chattanooga, TN Thompson Engineering $650.00
Stan Thrasher Nashville, TN Thompson Engineering $650.00
David Watson Rockwood, TN Thompson Engineering $520.00
Ralph Lockhart Whitwell, TN Thompson Engineering $520.00
Chris Ponder Ten Mile, TN Thompson Engineering $405.00

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 2012 Historical $14,640.35 $16,105.35 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45898
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $16,940.35 $14,640.35 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45932
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $20,290.35 $16,940.35 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43189
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $21,990.35 $20,290.35 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 45214
Q2 2012 Historical $19,624.35 $21,990.35 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40602
Q1 2012 Historical $16,382.35 $19,624.35 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39491