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Tennessee Utilities PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$66,256
incl. $5,994 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$67,690
To TN candidates
$49,800
74% of spending
Operating & other
$17,890
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $44,700 to 37 candidates
$38,500 to 31 Republicans $6,200 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $67,690 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $49,800 (74%) — 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: $17,890 ÷ Total spent: $67,690
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $17,890
Contributions to candidates $49,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $3,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $2,500.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $1,800.00
Rusty Grills † Tennessee House, District 77 Rep. $1,800.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $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 $49,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $44,700. Of the $5,100 difference, $6,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Lundberg, Jon $1,500.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $800.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $800.00
  • Lewis, Larry $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
Golf Course Rental $13,808.47
Golf Tournament Prizes $2,985.17
Credit Card Fees $637.16
Travel $459.16

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Utility Assistance, LLC Murfreesboro, TN — $12,000.00
Rye Engineering, PLC Erin, TN — $2,930.00
Core Main, LP Shelbyville, TN — $1,600.00
Southeastern Tank, Inc. Lebanon, TN — $1,600.00
Wascon, Inc. Livingston, TN — $1,600.00
Dba National Meter A Badger Meter, Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,300.00
Lda Engineering Nashville, TN — $1,300.00
United Systems Software Inc. Benton, KY — $1,300.00
Larry Lewis Jackson, TN — $1,175.00
Hawkins, Inc. Fayetteville, TN — $1,100.00

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 2024 Historical $30,982.38 $5,384.88 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $19,760.50 $30,982.38 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $12,046.21 $19,760.50 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $22,191.21 $12,046.21 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $13,770.22 $22,191.21 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $6,818.84 $13,770.22 Source ↗