Tennessee Utilities PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$26,279
incl. $3,192 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,448
Operating & other
$11,948
68% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,500
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,250 to 4 candidates
$3,250 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,448 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,948 (68%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $11,948 ÷ Total spent: $17,448
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,948
Contributions to candidates $5,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $750.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $5,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,250. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Swann, Art $750.00
  • Daniel, Martin $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraising Expense $11,095.60
Rental Expense $852.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Consolidated Pipe and Supply Co Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $1,228.00
Wascon, Inc. Livingston, TN — $1,200.00
Next Generation Underwriters, Inc. Hendersonville, TN — $1,020.00
W W Engineering LLC Greeneville, TN — $1,020.00
Southeastern Tank, Inc. Lebanon, TN — $930.00
United Utilities Inc. Symrna, TN — $930.00
J T Guthrie Son Inc. Brentwood, TN — $750.00
Rye Engineering, PLC Erin, TN — $660.00
United Systems Software Inc. Benton, KY — $660.00
Tennessee Utility Assistance, LLC Murfreesboro, TN — $600.00

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 2015 Historical $8,791.09 $17,873.49 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $9,091.09 $8,791.09 Source ↗