Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$84,647
incl. $1,411 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$93,600
To TN candidates
$74,000
79% of spending
To other PACs
$19,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $54,500 to 37 candidates
$46,500 to 32 Republicans $8,000 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $93,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $74,000 (79%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $93,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $74,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $2,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $2,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $2,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $74,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $54,500. Of the $19,500 difference, $19,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,500 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 $2,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $2,000.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,500.00
  • Hodges, Jason $1,500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Swann, Art $1,500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $1,500.00
  • …and 3 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $3,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,500.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00

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 — $36,200.04
Tennessee Electric Cooperative Assn Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
Cumberland Electric Membership Corp Clarksville, TN — $10,018.68
Duck River Electric Membership Corporati Shelbyville, TN — $9,417.55
Kevin Murphy Brighton, TN Southwest Tennessee Emc $900.00
Albert Marks Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Jennifer Brogdon Carthage, TN Upper Cumberland Emc $300.00
Keith Carnahan Waverly, TN Meriwether Lewis Ec $300.00
Paul Thompson Lafayette, TN Tri-County Electric Membership Corporati $300.00
Richard Lacher Waynesboro, TN Tri-County Emc $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 2021 Historical $74,590.98 $40,796.21 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $49,749.14 $74,590.98 Source ↗