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Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Rosie Dykes · Nashville, TN

Raised
$15,975
Total Spent
$20,345
To TN candidates
$12,000
59% of spending
To other PACs
$8,000
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 3 candidates
$3,000 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,345 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,000 (59%) — 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: $345 ÷ Total spent: $20,345
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $345
Contributions to candidates $12,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $9,000 difference, $9,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Assn General Contractors TN PAC $2,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Supplies $245.06
Registry Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Caterpillar INC Political Action Committ CATPAC Irving, TX — $10,000.00
Valero Energy Corp PAC San Antonio, TX — $2,500.00
Hamilton Ryker Co LLC Martin, TN — $1,500.00
Stowers Machinery Corporation Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Ta Staffing Nashville, TN — $500.00
Clay Thompson Nashville, TN Caterpillar Financial Services $250.00
Gregory Martz New Johnsonville, TN Dupont $200.00

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 2015 Amended Historical $18,333.81 $1,087.93 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 63948
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $5,424.25 $18,333.81 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60944