Tennessee Natural Resources Development PAC
Registered Nov 2011 · Treasurer: Charles Laine, Jr. · Knoxville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $5,000.00 | $5,165.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 2025 | $5,500.00 | $4,000.00 | $3,000.00 |
| 2024 | $5,750.00 | $6,500.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2023 | $250.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2022 | $10,100.00 | $10,500.00 | $7,000.00 |
| 2021 | $10,850.00 | $12,000.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 2020 | $11,300.00 | $7,500.00 | $5,500.00 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $750.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $4,305.30 | $23,755.95 | $10,500.00 |
| 2017 | $25,100.00 | $7,871.00 | $2,621.00 |
| 2016 | $34,300.00 | $36,200.00 | $8,700.00 |
| 2015 | $5,000.00 | $10,800.00 | $2,750.00 |
| 2014 | $50,355.00 | $46,988.53 | $11,000.00 |
| 2013 | $5,000.00 | $2,250.00 | $250.00 |
| 2012 | $24,250.00 | $24,300.00 | $8,500.00 |
| 2011 | $42,000.00 | $37,500.00 | $13,500.00 |
| All years | $239,060.30 | $237,080.48 | $72,000.00 |
Also giving in
Also gave $1,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics
Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.
Raised
$239,060
incl. $7,185 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$237,080
To TN candidates
$157,021
66% of spending
To other PACs
$76,100
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $72,000 to 39 candidates
$72,000 to 39 Republicans
Where the Money Goes
Of the $237,080 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $157,021 (66%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
- To TN candidates $157,021 66%
- To other PACs $76,100 32%
- Spent outside Tennessee $3,000 1.3%
- Operating & other $959 0.4%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Powers † | Tennessee House, District 36 | Rep. | $8,300.00 |
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Frank S Niceley † | Tennessee Senate, District 08 | Rep. | $7,000.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $4,500.00 |
| Becky Duncan Massey † | Tennessee Senate, District 06 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Doug Overbey † | Tennessee Senate, District 02 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| Jeremy Faison † | Tennessee House, District 11 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $2,200.00 |
| Chris Todd † | Tennessee House, District 73 | 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 $157,021 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $72,000. Of the $85,021 difference, $70,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $14,821 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.
Its filing also reports $70,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Harwell, Beth Halteman $5,000.00
- Holt, Andrew $5,000.00
- Johnson, Curtis $4,500.00
- Lollar, Ron $4,250.00
- Bell, Mike $3,000.00
- Tidwell, John $3,000.00
- Halford, Curtis $2,750.00
- Casada, Glen $2,500.00
- McCormick, Gerald $2,500.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,500.00
- …and 37 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | $15,000.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $11,000.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $8,250.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $7,250.00 |
| Advance Tennessee | $5,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $4,750.00 |
| Cas-Pac | $4,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $3,000.00 |
| MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) | $3,000.00 |
| MPAC | $3,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $3,000 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Craig, Kevin | West Virginia | $2,000.00 |
| Gopac Tennessee 2008 | Washington, D.C. | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $794.48 |
| Pac Filing Fee | $150.00 |
| Bank Fees | $15.00 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Natural Resources Development PAC | Food / Beverage | 08/30/2018 | $505.95 |
| Ramsey, Ron | Food / Beverage | 10/21/2014 | $288.53 |
| Bureau of Ethics & Campaign Finance | Pac Filing Fee | 01/29/2026 | $150.00 |
| First Horizon Bank | Bank Fees | 08/03/2026 | $15.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowers Machinery Corp | Knoxville, TN | — | $110,000.00 |
| Kopper Glo Fuel | Knoxville, TN | — | $68,000.00 |
| Appolo Fuels, Inc. | Middlesboro, KY | — | $20,000.00 |
| Barry Thacker | Knoxville, TN | Geo Environmental Assoc. | $8,300.00 |
| Nyrstar Strawberry Plains LLC | Gordonsville, TN | — | $3,500.00 |
| Irtec | Clinton, TN | — | $3,225.00 |
| Plateau Masonry | Crossville, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Schnabel Engineering | Knoxville, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Carol Moore | Knoxville, TN | Coal Creek Consultants | $1,700.00 |
| Power Equipment | Knoxville, TN | — | $1,500.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-General 2026 | $2,553.82 | $2,553.82 | Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131073 |
| Q3 2026 | $568.82 | $2,553.82 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129955 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $568.82 | $568.82 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128188 |
| Q2 2026 | $2,568.82 | $568.82 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126918 |
| Q1 2026 | $2,718.82 | $2,568.82 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125476 |
| Year-End 2025 | $3,218.82 | $2,718.82 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124001 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $1,218.82 | $3,218.82 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122314 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $1,468.82 | $1,218.82 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120879 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $1,468.82 | $1,468.82 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118574 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $1,468.82 | $1,468.82 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117227 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $2,468.82 | $1,468.82 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 117231 |
| Q2 2024 Amended Historical | $3,468.82 | $2,468.82 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 117229 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $1,968.82 | $3,468.82 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112933 |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $2,718.82 | $1,968.82 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111377 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Amended Historical | $2,718.82 | $2,718.82 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 111376 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $1,718.82 | $2,718.82 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 106968 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $1,718.82 | $1,718.82 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105498 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $1,718.82 | $1,718.82 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104378 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $1,718.82 | $1,718.82 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102388 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $3,118.82 | $1,718.82 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100786 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $3,118.82 | $3,118.82 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99040 |
| Year-End 2021 Amended Historical | $4,268.82 | $3,118.82 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 99031 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical | $4,368.82 | $4,268.82 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95369 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $5,368.82 | $4,368.82 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93360 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $7,368.82 | $5,368.82 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92038 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $568.82 | $7,368.82 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90847 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $568.82 | $568.82 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89372 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $568.82 | $568.82 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88477 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $568.82 | $568.82 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87062 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $1,318.82 | $568.82 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86389 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $1,393.82 | $1,318.82 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84233 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $2,418.82 | $1,393.82 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82878 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $11,118.82 | $2,418.82 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81047 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $15,919.47 | $11,118.82 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79895 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $18,479.47 | $15,919.47 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77748 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $20,929.47 | $18,479.47 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75797 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $21,029.47 | $20,929.47 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74901 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $3,800.47 | $21,029.47 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73128 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $3,900.47 | $3,800.47 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71903 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $4,900.47 | $3,900.47 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69830 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $10,150.47 | $4,900.47 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68869 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $25,650.47 | $10,150.47 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67237 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $6,650.47 | $25,650.47 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65639 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $4,550.47 | $6,650.47 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64243 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $4,550.47 | $4,550.47 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63188 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $15,185.47 | $4,550.47 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62018 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $10,585.47 | $15,185.47 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60339 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $11,980.47 | $10,585.47 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58419 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $27,019.00 | $11,980.47 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57239 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $40,669.00 | $27,019.00 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56299 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $36,669.00 | $40,669.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54055 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $12,419.00 | $36,669.00 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52312 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $6,919.00 | $12,419.00 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50146 |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $8,281.00 | $6,919.00 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48879 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $4,323.00 | $8,281.00 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47753 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $5,333.00 | $4,323.00 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45985 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $8,088.00 | $5,333.00 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44994 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $3,348.00 | $8,088.00 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43899 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical | $8,365.00 | $3,348.00 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 47760 |
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $4,166.00 | $8,365.00 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 47770 |
| Q1 2012 Amended Historical | $4,500.00 | $4,166.00 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 47758 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $4,500.00 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39275 |