Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$23,051

incl. $5,500 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$27,600

To TN candidates

$25,600

93% of spending

To other PACs

$2,000

7.2% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $4,100 to 8 candidates

$3,500 to 7 Republicans $600 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,600 (93%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $27,600

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$25,600

Source filings:

To TN candidates $25,600 93%
To other PACs $2,000 7.2%

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.	$600.00
Stratton Bone ^†	Tennessee House, District 46	Dem.	$600.00
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$500.00
Steve Southerland ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 09	Rep.	$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 $25,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,100. Of the $21,500 difference, $21,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Kurita, Rosalind $1,250.00
Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
Bibb, Robert (Bob) $600.00
Curtiss, Charles $600.00
Harmon, Bill $600.00
Rinks, Randy $600.00
Beavers, Mae $500.00
Black, Diane $500.00
Bunch, Dewayne $500.00
…and 42 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	$1,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Action Committee for Rural Electrification	Arlington, VA	—	$17,551.32

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 2007 Amended Historical	$32,371.61	$13,317.98	Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 20187
Mid-Year 2007 Historical	$17,914.01	$32,371.61	Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13598