Tennessee Utilities PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,230
incl. $3,786 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$16,983
To TN candidates
$9,300
55% of spending
Operating & other
$7,433
44% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 9 candidates
$3,500 to 9 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,983 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,300 (55%) — 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: $7,433 ÷ Total spent: $16,983
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,433
Contributions to candidates $9,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $300.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $300.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $300.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $300.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $9,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $5,800 difference, $5,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haynes, Ryan $750.00
  • Swann, Art $750.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Campfield, Stacey $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $300.00
  • Doss, Barry $300.00
  • Evans, Joshua $300.00
  • …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
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Rent $4,109.65
Prizes $2,100.00
Rental Expense $707.00
Supplies $329.25
Bank Fees $187.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Bar Environmental Supply, Inc. Brentwood, TN — $720.00
Jerry Cravins Livingston, TN Wascon, Inc. $720.00
Consolidated Pipe and Supply Co Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $644.00
Brian Boyd Paducah, KY United Systems & Software $560.00
HD Supply Waterworks Dickson, TN — $560.00
Hethcoat Davis, Inc. Brentwood, TN — $560.00
Smith Seckman Reid Inc. Nashville, TN — $560.00
Tennessee Engineering Group PLLC Sevierville, TN — $560.00
Tencarva Machinery Company Greensboro, NC — $500.00
Aclara Hazelwood, MO — $470.00

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 2013 Amended Historical $9,622.52 $10,089.47 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $8,791.46 $9,622.52 Source ↗