Tennessee Utilities PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Donald L. Scholes · Murfreesboro, TN

Raised
$15,265
incl. $7,803 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$14,725
To TN candidates
$14,725
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,700 to 8 candidates
$1,200 to 6 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,725 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,725 (100%) — 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: $14,725
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,725
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $250.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $250.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $150.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $150.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $150.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,725 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,700. Of the $13,025 difference, $13,025 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,025 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • Bibb, Robert (Bob) $250.00
  • Cobb, Curt $250.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $250.00
  • …and 47 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Duke Julian Humboldt, TN United Utilities $706.00
Todd Newman Athens, TN So. Underground Sales $680.00
Ronald Warren Powder Springs, GA United Utilities $595.00
Danny Brown Oliver Springs, TN Danny Brown Painting $371.00
Bill Howell Hendersonville, TN Neptune Technology $340.00
James Hilborn Brentwood, TN GRW $340.00
James Nokes Friendsville, TN Microbac Laboratories $340.00
Michael Bartlett Canton, GA Eco-Tech $340.00
Tim Teague Greeneville, TN WW Engineering $340.00
William Shows Douglasville, GA Reed \& Shows $340.00

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 2007 Amended Historical $2,247.95 $2,787.95 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $2,247.95 $2,247.95 Source ↗