Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Mike Knotts · Nashville, TN

Raised
$160,585
incl. $5,981 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$66,150
To other PACs
$34,000
51% of spending
To TN candidates
$32,000
48% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $32,000 to 15 candidates
$32,000 to 15 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $66,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $34,000 (51%) — went to other PACs and committees.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $150 ÷ Total spent: $66,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $32,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Shane Reeves Tennessee Senate, District 14 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $3,000.00
Mark Cochran Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,500.00
Bill Powers Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $2,500.00
Greg Vital Tennessee House, District 29 Rep. $2,500.00
Lee Reeves Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $2,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,000.00
Rusty Grills Tennessee House, District 77 Rep. $1,500.00

† 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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $10,000.00
JCB PAC (Clark Boyd) $10,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $6,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $3,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Registration Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
America S Electric Cooperatives PAC Arlington, VA $67,500.55
Tennessee Electric Cooperative Assn Nashville, TN $64,798.75
Duck River Electric Membership Corporati Shelbyville, TN $10,193.37
Cumberland Electric Membership Corp Clarksville, TN $8,461.46
Dion Cooper Decatur, TN Volunteer Energy Cooperative $900.00
Greg Vital Georgetown, TN Morning Pointe Senior Living $500.00
Gary Hicks Jr Rogersville, TN $500.00
Mark Cochran Englewood, TN $500.00
John Hoyle Knoxville, TN Powell Valley Electric Cooperative $500.00
Chris Davis Clarksville, TN Cumberland Electric Membership Corporati $450.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $127,302.81 $110,302.81 Source ↗
Q2 2026 Late $99,771.90 $127,302.81 Source ↗
Q1 2026 Late $70,669.52 $99,771.90 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $95,475.44 $70,669.52 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Late $34,367.55 $95,475.44 Source ↗