Thompson Engineering PAC (TE PAC-TN)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$20

incl. $20 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$12,250

To other PACs

$8,000

65% of spending

To TN candidates

$3,500

29% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 1 candidate

$3,500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,000 (65%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $750 ÷ Total spent: $12,250

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$750
Contributions to candidates	$3,500

Source filings:

To other PACs $8,000 65%
To TN candidates $3,500 29%
Operating & other $750 6.1%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bill Lee ^†	Governor	Rep.	$3,500.00

† 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
Bill Lee Inaugural Committee, Inc.	$7,500.00
Tennessee Valley Water Alliance	$500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Donations	$500.00
Lobby Registration	$150.00
Pac Registration	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Committee To Elect Kim McMillan	Donations	09/27/2018	$500.00
TN Bureau of Ethics & Campaign Finance	Lobby Registration	01/30/2018	$150.00
TN Bureau of Ethics & Campaign Finance	Pac Registration	01/30/2018	$100.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2018 Historical	$9,550.35	$2,050.35	Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82741
Pre-General 2018 Historical	$12,550.35	$9,550.35	Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81214
Q3 2018 Historical	$14,050.35	$12,550.35	Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79756
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical	$14,050.35	$14,050.35	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77671
Q2 2018 Historical	$14,050.35	$14,050.35	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 77670
Q1 2018 Historical	$14,280.35	$14,050.35	Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 77667