Tennessee Electric Cooperatives PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Mike Knotts · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $69,709 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $50,500 (72%) — 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 / overhead spending | $209 |
| Contributions to candidates | $50,500 |
- To TN candidates $50,500 72%
- To other PACs $19,000 27%
- Operating & other $209 0.3%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Boyd † | Tennessee House, District 46 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Paul Bailey † | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Gary W Hicks Jr † | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Johnny Garrett † | Tennessee House, District 45 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Pat Marsh † | Tennessee House, District 62 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Kevin Vaughan † | Tennessee House, District 95 | 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 $50,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $38,500. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bill Lee Inagural $7,500.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $2,500.00
- Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $5,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $5,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $5,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $2,500.00 |
| KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) | $1,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Checks | $208.66 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuit | Checks | 11/14/2022 | $208.66 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action Committee for Rural Electrification | Arlington, VA | — | $43,931.64 |
| Tennessee Electric Cooperative Assn | Nashville, TN | — | $25,000.00 |
| Duck River Electric Membership Corporati | Shelbyville, TN | — | $9,630.26 |
| Cumberland Electric Membership Corp | Clarksville, TN | — | $9,141.00 |
| Jennifer Brogdon | Carthage, TN | Upper Cumberland Emc | $600.00 |
| Paul Thompson | Lafayette, TN | Tri-County Electric Membership Corporati | $333.60 |
| Richard Lacher | Waynesboro, TN | Tri-County Emc | $185.00 |
| Keith Carnahan | Waverly, TN | Meriwether Lewis Ec | $150.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 Historical | $125,005.33 | $65,370.73 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $124,695.33 | $125,005.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $80,061.69 | $124,695.33 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $79,691.69 | $80,061.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $71,349.77 | $79,691.69 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $40,796.21 | $71,349.77 | Source ↗ |