Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$69,232
incl. $1,812 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$98,500
To TN candidates
$80,500
82% of spending
To other PACs
$18,000
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $42,750 to 27 candidates
$37,500 to 23 Republicans $5,250 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $98,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $80,500 (82%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $98,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $80,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $4,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $3,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $3,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $2,000.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 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 $80,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $42,750. Of the $37,750 difference, $37,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $37,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $3,000.00
  • Swann, Art $3,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $2,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $2,500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $2,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $2,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,500.00
  • …and 12 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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $5,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $3,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Action Committee for Rural Electrification Arlington, VA — $41,249.43
Cumberland Electric Membership Corp Clarksville, TN — $13,225.04
Duck River Electric Membership Corporati Shelbyville, TN — $10,995.00
Jim Coode Clarksville, TN Cumberland Electric Membership Corporati $600.00
Bass Berry Sims Nashville, TN — $500.00
Jarrod Brackett Vonore, TN Fort Loudoun Electric Cooperative $300.00
John Collins Arlington, TN Chickasaw Electric Cooperative $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 2017 Historical $77,931.40 $18,140.56 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $47,508.96 $77,931.40 Source ↗