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Tennessee Utilities PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$37,486
incl. $9,509 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$46,478
To TN candidates
$32,200
69% of spending
Operating & other
$12,278
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $22,500 to 18 candidates
$19,500 to 15 Republicans $3,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $46,478 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $32,200 (69%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $12,278 ÷ Total spent: $46,478
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,278
Contributions to candidates $32,200
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $3,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,500.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $1,000.00
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 Rep. $1,000.00
Dave Wright † Tennessee House, District 19 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $32,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $22,500. Of the $9,700 difference, $9,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Staples, Rick $2,200.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $1,500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $1,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00

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
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Golf Course Rental $9,145.16
Prizes $1,500.00
Trap Shoot Rental $1,110.00
Golf Supplies $523.29

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Wascon, Inc. Livingston, TN — $1,500.00
Freddie Weston Mt. Juliet, TN West Wilson Utility District $1,300.00
GRW Engineers, Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,300.00
Rye Engineering, PLC Erin, TN — $1,300.00
W W Engineering LLC Greeneville, TN — $1,100.00
National Meter Automation Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Southeastern Tank, Inc. Lebanon, TN — $815.00
Mid South INC Brenntag Chattanooga, TN — $800.00
Utility Solutions Automation LLC Rockvale, TN — $800.00
James C Hailey Company Brentwood, TN — $725.00

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 2019 Historical $55,083.54 $44,452.91 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85721
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $53,751.14 $55,083.54 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84013