U S Bancorp Political Participation Program

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2002 · Treasurer: Robert Griner · Washington, DC

Raised

$121,564

incl. $57,421 unitemized small gifts

excl. $1,409 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised

Total Spent

$362,473

Spent outside Tennessee

$360,873

99.5% of spending

To other PACs

$1,000

0.3% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate

$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $362,473 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $360,873 (99.5%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $362,473

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$100
Contributions to candidates	$500

Source filings:

Spent outside Tennessee $360,873 99.5%
To other PACs $1,000 0.3%
To TN candidates $500 0.1%
Operating & other $100 0.0%

“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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Jack Johnson ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 27	Rep.	$500.00

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

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
Tenn Bankers Association State PAC	$1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Registration Fee	$100.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Registry of Election Finance	Registration Fee	01/30/2018	$100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Thomas Wind	Bloomington, MN	US Bancorp	$2,307.60
William J Jones	Paducah, KY	US Bancorp	$2,307.60
David Swartley	Portland, OR	US Bancorp	$1,750.09
Kai Sakstrup	Minneapolis, MN	US Bancorp	$1,153.80
Dale R Smith	Milwaukee, WI	US Bancorp	$692.28
David Heyson	Oak Park, IL	US Bancorp	$692.28
Joe Ledbetter	Richfield, MN	US Bancorp	$692.28
Judith A Verb	Phoenix, AZ	US Bancorp	$692.28
Wayne A Brander	Newport Beach, CA	US Bancorp	$692.28
S Thomas Roberts	Seattle, WA	US Banc	$691.59

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	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82505
Pre-General 2018 Historical	$0.00	$0.00	Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81051
Q3 2018 Historical	$179,805.74	$0.00	Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79894
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical	$203,858.43	$179,805.74	Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78397
Q2 2018 Historical	$230,583.56	$203,858.43	Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 78411
Q1 2018 Historical	$239,499.20	$230,583.56	Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75314