Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$100,485
incl. $5,371 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$72,000
To TN candidates
$55,500
77% of spending
To other PACs
$16,500
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $39,000 to 31 candidates
$31,500 to 25 Republicans $7,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $72,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $55,500 (77%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $72,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $55,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $2,000.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $1,500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 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 $55,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $39,000. Of the $16,500 difference, $16,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • …and 2 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $3,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $2,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Action Committee for Rural Electrification Arlington, VA — $41,532.07
Tennessee Electric Cooperative Assn Nashville, TN — $35,000.00
Cumberland Electric Membership Corp Clarksville, TN — $8,899.16
Duck River Electric Membership Corporati Shelbyville, TN — $7,553.00
Middle Tennessee Electric Membership Cor Murfreesboro, TN — $860.00
Kevin Murphy Brighton, TN Southwest Tennessee Emc $450.00
Greg Williams Jefferson City, TN Appalachian Electric Cooperative $300.00
Mark Derrick Church Hill, TN Holston Electric Cooperative $250.00

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
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $119,908.14 $49,749.14 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $112,013.43 $119,908.14 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Amended Historical $70,549.80 $112,013.43 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $70,549.80 $70,549.80 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $49,703.02 $70,549.80 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $21,264.21 $49,703.02 Source ↗