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Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,241
Total Spent
$23,300
To TN candidates
$22,050
95% of spending
To other PACs
$1,250
5.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,050 to 11 candidates
$4,550 to 10 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,050 (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: $23,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $22,050
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $300.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $250.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $250.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $22,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,050. Of the $17,000 difference, $17,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Williams, W. Kent $1,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • Herron (Governor), Roy $500.00
  • …and 39 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
Senate Democratic Caucus $750.00
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 — $21,240.69

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 2009 Historical $16,744.36 $6,692.42 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29256
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $8,986.93 $16,744.36 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27387