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Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,417
Total Spent
$23,550
To TN candidates
$23,300
99% of spending
To other PACs
$250
1.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,750 to 13 candidates
$5,250 to 12 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,550 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,300 (99%) — 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: $23,550
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $23,300
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
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 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
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $250.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 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 $23,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,750. Of the $17,550 difference, $17,550 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,550 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Williams, W. Kent $1,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $500.00
  • Burks, Charlotte $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $500.00
  • …and 41 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
The Speaker S Fund $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Action Committee for Rural Electrification Arlington, VA — $20,417.31

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 2010 Amended Historical $3,408.58 $4,378.58 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36634
Pre-General 2010 Historical $26,053.13 $3,408.58 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34613
Q3 2010 Historical $13,276.68 $26,053.13 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33277
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $11,972.56 $13,276.68 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32287
Q2 2010 Historical $11,972.56 $11,972.56 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30888
Q1 2010 Historical $6,692.42 $11,972.56 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29734