Tennessee Utilities PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,155
incl. $7,683 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,540
To other PACs
$4,000
61% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,500
23% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,540 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,000 (61%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $1,040 ÷ Total spent: $6,540
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,040
Contributions to candidates $1,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haslam, Bill $1,000.00
  • Swafford, Eric $500.00

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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Harwell PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Rental Expense $640.00
Food / Beverage $400.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brian Boyd Paducah, KY United Systems & Software $340.00
David Wykle Greeneville, TN W&W Engineers $340.00
Jerry Cravins Livingston, TN Wascon, Inc. $340.00
Joseph Schmits Nashville, TN Hobas Pipe $340.00
Robert E Taylor Jr Nicholasville, KY Engineer $340.00
Samuel Petty Mt. Juliet, TN Barge Waggoner Sumner \& Cannon $340.00
Todd Tingle Lawrenceburg, TN Tingle & Son, Inc. $340.00
Samuel Marcel Reed Ewing, VA Lincoln Memorial University $259.00
Michael Bartlett Canton, GA Eco-Tech $255.00
R Wayne Dunson Clarkrange, TN Engineer $255.00

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 2010 Historical $23,421.29 $19,421.29 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $23,421.29 $23,421.29 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $15,455.29 $23,421.29 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $15,455.29 $15,455.29 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $15,310.29 $15,455.29 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Amended Historical $13,806.29 $15,310.29 Source ↗