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Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$24,740
Total Spent
$37,050
To TN candidates
$35,150
95% of spending
To other PACs
$1,900
5.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,600 to 6 candidates
$3,000 to 5 Republicans $600 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $37,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,150 (95%) — 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: $37,050
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $35,150
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,500.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $600.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $600.00
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 $35,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,600. Of the $31,550 difference, $31,550 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $31,550 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,600.00
  • McMillan (House), Kim $1,200.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $1,000.00
  • Miller, Jeff $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
  • Wilder, John $1,000.00
  • …and 52 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
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,000.00
House/Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $900.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Action Committee for Rural Electrification Arlington, VA — $24,740.00

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 2005 Historical $33,373.36 $17,892.41 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5340
Q3 2005 Historical $34,373.36 $33,373.36 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4691
Q2 2005 Historical $28,573.36 $34,373.36 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4070
Q1 2005 Historical $30,310.26 $28,573.36 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3517