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Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$77,613
incl. $6,266 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$91,350
To TN candidates
$84,750
93% of spending
To other PACs
$6,500
7.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $43,250 to 32 candidates
$38,750 to 28 Republicans $4,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $91,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $84,750 (93%) — 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: $91,350
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $84,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $4,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $84,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $43,250. Of the $41,500 difference, $41,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $41,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $5,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $3,000.00
  • Swann, Art $2,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $2,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • …and 19 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
RAAMPAC $5,000.00
McCormick PAC $1,500.00

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 — $31,968.44
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Cor Murfreesboro, TN — $22,025.00
Cumberland Electric Membership Corp Clarksville, TN — $5,814.00
Appalachian Electric Cooperative New Market, TN — $5,590.00
Gibson Electric Membership Corporation Trenton, TN — $2,600.00
Rody Blevins Athens, TN Volunteer Energy Cooperative $700.00
Dan Rodamaker Trenton, TN — $600.00
ESQ John Lee Williams Waverly, TN Self-Employed $500.00
James Cope Murfreesboro, TN Cope Hudson Scarlett Reed McCreary, PLLC $500.00
Jim Coode Clarksville, TN Cumberland Electric Membership Corporati $300.00

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 2015 Historical $64,980.48 $32,683.50 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61931
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $46,420.26 $64,980.48 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60353