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Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$48,769
incl. $15,495 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$61,850
To TN candidates
$50,750
82% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $22,750 to 20 candidates
$20,250 to 17 Republicans $2,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $61,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $50,750 (82%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $61,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $50,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $2,000.00
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $50,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $22,750. Of the $28,000 difference, $28,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $28,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $2,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $2,000.00
  • Swann, Art $2,000.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,500.00
  • Haynes, Ryan $1,250.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,250.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • …and 13 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
Harwell PAC $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
TN K PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Action Committee for Rural Electrification Arlington, VA — $24,760.59
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation Trenton, TN — $5,700.00
ESQ John Lee Williams Waverly, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Bill Rogers McMinnville, TN Caney Fork Electric Cooperative $400.00
Dan Rodamaker Trenton, TN — $400.00
Rody Blevins Athens, TN Volunteer Energy Cooperative $400.00
Gerald Taylor Jr Savannah, TN Tennessee Valley Electric Cooperative $300.00
Joe Whitaker Gallatin, TN Retired $273.45
Appalachian Electric Cooperative New Market, TN — $240.00
Britt Dye Fayetteville, TN Fayetteville Public Utilities $200.00

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 2013 Amended Historical $43,581.53 $16,004.86 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49981
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $29,085.82 $43,581.53 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48413