TN Gas Association Tga PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2014 · Treasurer: Clifford Swoape · Nashville, TN

Year by year

TN Gas Association Tga PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2025 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2024 $100.00 $0.00 $0.00
2023 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2022 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2021 $100.00 $0.00 $0.00
2020 $100.00 $0.00 $0.00
2019 $0.00 $3,300.00 $2,400.00
2018 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2017 $1,325.00 $0.00 $0.00
2016 $700.00 $0.00 $0.00
2015 $1,220.00 $1,200.00 $0.00
2014 $1,150.00 $0.00 $0.00
All years $4,695.00 $4,500.00 $2,400.00
Raised
$4,695
incl. $3,045 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,500
To TN candidates
$3,300
73% of spending
Operating & other
$1,200
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,400 to 16 candidates
$1,800 to 12 Republicans $600 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,300 (73%) — 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: $1,200 ÷ Total spent: $4,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,200
Contributions to candidates $3,300

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $150.00
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $150.00
Dave Wright † Tennessee House, District 19 Rep. $150.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $150.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $150.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $150.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $150.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $150.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $150.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $150.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $3,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,400. Of the $900 difference, $900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Calfee, Kent $150.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $150.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $150.00
  • Reeves, William S. $150.00
  • Staples, Rick $150.00
  • Swann, Art $150.00

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
Brooks For State Representative $150.00
Dickerson For Senate $150.00
Halford For State Representative $150.00
Ketron For Senate $150.00
Marsh For State Representative $150.00
Mccormick For State Representative $150.00
Stevens For Senate $150.00
Swann For State Representative $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Phillip Piper Carthage, TN Powell and Meadows $500.00
James E Hodges Sparta, TN Middle TN Natural Gas Utility District $400.00
Matthew Ballard Seymour, TN Sevier Co Utility District $250.00
James Spears Nashville, TN Bellsouth $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
Year-End 2025 $691.70 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124491
Mid-Year 2025 Late $691.70 $691.70 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122892
Q4 2024 Historical $591.70 $691.70 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120291
Pre-General 2024 Historical $591.70 $591.70 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118953
Q3 2024 Historical $591.70 $591.70 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117333
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $591.70 $591.70 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115995
Q2 2024 Historical $495.00 $591.70 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114075

As filed on this report: cash beginning $495.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $591.70.

Q1 2024 Historical $495.00 $495.00 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112691
Year-End 2023 Historical $495.00 $495.00 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111143
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $395.00 $495.00 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109158

As filed on this report: cash beginning $395.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $495.00.

Q4 2022 Historical $395.00 $395.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107939
Pre-General 2022 Historical $395.00 $395.00 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105850
Q3 2022 Historical $395.00 $395.00 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104493
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $395.00 $395.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102085
Q2 2022 Historical $0.00 $395.00 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101648

As filed on this report: cash beginning $0.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $395.00.

Q1 2022 Historical $495.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99402

As filed on this report: cash beginning $495.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $0.00.

Year-End 2021 Historical $395.00 $495.00 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97832
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $495.00 $395.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 97831
Q4 2020 Historical $495.00 $495.00 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93586
Pre-General 2020 Historical $495.00 $495.00 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92204
Q3 2020 Historical $495.00 $495.00 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91197
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $495.00 $495.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89617
Q2 2020 Historical $495.00 $495.00 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88791
Q1 2020 Amended Historical $395.00 $495.00 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87857
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $3,695.00 $395.00 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86652
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $3,695.00 $3,695.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83810
Q4 2018 Historical $3,695.00 $3,695.00 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82065
Pre-General 2018 Historical $3,695.00 $3,695.00 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80926
Q3 2018 Historical $3,695.00 $3,695.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79376
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $3,695.00 $3,695.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78060
Q2 2018 Historical $3,695.00 $3,695.00 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75825
Q1 2018 Historical $3,495.00 $3,695.00 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74506

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,495.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,695.00.

Year-End 2017 Historical $3,245.00 $3,495.00 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73398
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $2,170.00 $3,245.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71875
Q4 2016 Historical $2,120.00 $2,170.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69707
Pre-General 2016 Historical $2,020.00 $2,120.00 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68874
Q3 2016 Historical $1,720.00 $2,020.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67754
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $1,720.00 $1,720.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 84455
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $1,570.00 $1,720.00 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64579
Q1 2016 Historical $1,320.00 $1,570.00 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63382
Year-End 2015 Historical $1,650.00 $1,320.00 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62055
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $1,150.00 $1,650.00 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61008
Q4 2014 Historical $600.00 $1,150.00 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58981
Pre-General 2014 Historical $0.00 $600.00 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57402
Q3 2014 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56144