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 $1,300 to 3 candidates
$1,300 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,600 (93%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $27,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $25,600
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
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 $1,300. Of the $24,300 difference, $24,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $24,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Kurita, Rosalind $1,250.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
  • Bibb, Robert (Bob) $600.00
  • Bone, Stratton $600.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $600.00
  • Harmon, Bill $600.00
  • Harrison, Michael $600.00
  • Rinks, Randy $600.00
  • …and 47 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 ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $17,914.01 $32,371.61 Source ↗