Memphis

Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$22,911
incl. $6,150 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$24,950
To TN candidates
$24,000
96% of spending
To other PACs
$800
3.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,900 to 6 candidates
$2,400 to 5 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,000 (96%) — 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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $24,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $24,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $300.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $300.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $24,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,900. Of the $21,100 difference, $21,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Trail, Larry $1,100.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Head, Tommy $900.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $600.00
  • McMillan, Kim $600.00
  • Clabough, Bill $500.00
  • Hagood, Jamie $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • …and 41 more recipients

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/Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $400.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $400.00

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
Action Committee for Rural Electrification Arlington, VA — $16,360.50
John Windle Livingston, TN State of Tennessee $200.00
Nathan Vaughn Kingsport, TN State Farm Insurance $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
Q4 2004 Historical $19,966.76 $30,310.26 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2772
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $43,056.81 $19,966.76 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1934
Q2 2004 Historical $36,954.81 $43,056.81 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1086
Q1 2004 Historical $32,379.81 $36,954.81 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 435