Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$24,925
incl. $5,425 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$29,704
To TN candidates
$28,700
97% of spending
To other PACs
$900
3.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $600 to 2 candidates
$600 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,704 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,700 (97%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $104 ÷ Total spent: $29,704
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $104
Contributions to candidates $28,700

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 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 $28,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $600. Of the $28,100 difference, $28,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $28,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Ron $2,000.00
  • Bone, Stratton $1,200.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
  • Cooper, Jerry $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Wilder, John $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $600.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $600.00
  • Dunn, Bill $600.00
  • …and 49 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 $500.00
House/Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $400.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Registration Fee $100.00
Bank Fees $3.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Action Committee for Rural Electrification Arlington, VA — $19,499.50

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 2006 Amended Historical $7,761.51 $17,914.01 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $7,165.01 $7,761.51 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $7,965.01 $7,165.01 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $32,788.41 $7,965.01 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $21,017.41 $32,788.41 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $17,892.41 $21,017.41 Source ↗