Tennessee Utilities PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$44,060
incl. $9,477 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$54,588
To TN candidates
$42,500
78% of spending
Operating & other
$12,088
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $36,500 to 30 candidates
$28,500 to 23 Republicans $8,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $54,588 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $42,500 (78%) — 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: $12,088 ÷ Total spent: $54,588
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $12,088
Contributions to candidates $42,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
J. Adam Lowe † Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,500.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $1,500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $42,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $36,500. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Golf Course Rental $8,314.50
Golf Tournament Prizes $2,100.00
Travel $1,271.58
Credit Card Fees $204.72
Golf Supplies $197.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Wascon, Inc. Livingston, TN — $2,100.00
Next Generation Underwriters, Inc. Hendersonville, TN — $1,400.00
Rye Engineering, PLC Erin, TN — $1,400.00
United Systems Software Inc. Benton, KY — $1,400.00
Larry Lewis Jackson, TN — $1,250.00
Freddie Weston Mt. Juliet, TN West Wilson Utility District $1,150.00
Tennessee One Call System, Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,100.00
W W Engineering LLC Greeneville, TN — $1,100.00
Consolidated Pipe and Supply Co Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
Core Main, LP Shelbyville, TN — $1,000.00

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 2022 Historical $50,621.49 $9,039.99 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $42,942.14 $50,621.49 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $36,722.49 $42,942.14 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $23,494.65 $36,722.49 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $21,185.87 $23,494.65 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $19,738.87 $21,185.87 Source ↗