Memphis

The Cea Group PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$15,000
To TN candidates
$7,500
50% of spending
Operating & other
$7,500
50% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,500 (50%) — 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: $7,500 ÷ Total spent: $15,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,500
Contributions to candidates $7,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $7,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • McWherter, Michael $5,000.00
  • Haslam, Bill $2,500.00

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
Haslam Inaugural 2011, Inc $7,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thomas Clinard Nashville, TN Self-Employed $8,375.00
Charles Clinard Nashville, TN Best Effort Made $5,500.00
Sammie McCoy Franklin, TN Clinard Engineering $1,125.00

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 2010 Historical $245.00 $245.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36383
Pre-General 2010 Historical $245.00 $245.00 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34416
Q3 2010 Historical $245.00 $245.00 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34412
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $245.00 $245.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32346
Q2 2010 Historical $245.00 $245.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31024
Q1 2010 Historical $345.00 $245.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30356

As filed on this report: cash beginning $345.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $245.00.