Tennessee Valley Water Alliance

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 2011 · Treasurer: Amy Mohn · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$23,234
incl. $934 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,427
To TN candidates
$10,250
66% of spending
To other PACs
$3,250
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,750 to 11 candidates
$7,000 to 9 Republicans $750 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,427 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,250 (66%) — 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: $927 ÷ Total spent: $15,427
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $927
Contributions to candidates $10,250

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 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 $10,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,750. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
Bell PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Shafer Georgia $500.00
Casey Cagle Georgia $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Event $927.29

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
American Water Camden, NJ — $20,000.00
Valoria Armstrong Ooltewah, TN TN American Water $1,000.00
Thompson Engineering Mobile, AL — $500.00
Allen Casey Rising Fawn, GA TN American Water $200.00

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 2018 Historical $16,061.84 $16,728.99 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82235
Pre-General 2018 Historical $7,111.23 $16,061.84 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80908
Q3 2018 Historical $6,571.21 $7,111.23 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79723
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $7,071.20 $6,571.21 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77624
Q2 2018 Historical $7,964.46 $7,071.20 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76612
Q1 2018 Historical $8,084.44 $7,964.46 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74883