Memphis

Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$25,531
incl. $5,050 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$32,100
To TN candidates
$31,100
97% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
3.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,800 to 9 candidates
$5,200 to 8 Republicans $600 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,100 (97%) — 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: $32,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $31,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $2,000.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $600.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $600.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 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 $31,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,800. Of the $25,300 difference, $25,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $25,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Mumpower, Jason $1,300.00
  • Cobb, Curt $1,200.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Roller, Steve $1,000.00
  • Bibb, Robert (Bob) $600.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $600.00
  • Ferguson, Dennis $600.00
  • Harmon, Bill $600.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • …and 48 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 Democratic Caucus $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 — $20,481.15

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 2008 Historical $7,347.20 $8,986.93 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 25971
Pre-General 2008 Historical $7,847.20 $7,347.20 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25066
Q3 2008 Historical $7,847.20 $7,847.20 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23737
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $7,989.20 $7,847.20 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23501
Q2 2008 Historical $21,754.51 $7,989.20 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21598
Q1 2008 Historical $13,317.98 $21,754.51 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20186