Memphis

Unaka Company PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2002 · Treasurer: John M. Owens · Greenville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $21,100.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$27,500
Total Spent
$6,600
Spent outside Tennessee
$5,000
76% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,500
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (76%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $6,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $1,500
Source filings:

“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
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

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

  • Hawk, Buddy $250.00
  • Malone, Janet $250.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $5,000 to 1 candidate and committee 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
National Republican Congressional Commit Washington, D.C. $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Registration $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Kevin Gates Crown Point, IN Crown Point, Inc $5,000.00
L Yonz Greeneville, TN Unaka $5,000.00
Linda Gates Crown Point, IN Team Toyota $5,000.00
Lonnie Thompson Florence, SC Sopakco, Inc. $5,000.00
Robert Austin Dallas, TX Unaka $5,000.00
William McCreary Florence, SC Sopakco, Inc $2,500.00

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 2011 Historical $107,794.31 $121,794.31 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38222
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $100,894.31 $107,794.31 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37229