Unum PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Elizabeth H. Simon · Chattanooga, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $19,813 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,000 (81%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
Why this number?
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $16,000 81%
- To TN candidates $2,500 13%
- To other PACs $750 3.8%
- Operating & other $563 2.8%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Ketron, Bill $500.00
- Speakers Fund, The $500.00
- Bryson, James $250.00
- Tracy, Jim $250.00
- Jackson, Douglas $250.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $200.00
- Turner, Larry $150.00
- McDaniel, Steve $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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $300.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $250.00 |
| Tenn House-Senate Joint Democratic Cascus | $200.00 |
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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ahip PAC | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Admim | $562.77 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unum Group | Admim | 04/15/2005 | $562.77 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Sandy Cook | Alexandria, VA | Unum Group | $1,200.00 |
| Robert O Best | Signal Mountain, TN | Unum Group | $1,180.00 |
| Floyd Dean Copeland | Chattanooga, TN | — | $1,035.00 |
| Thomas R Watjen | Lookout Mountain, TN | Unum Group | $600.00 |
| Thomas Thompson | Signal Mt, TN | Unum Group | $596.52 |
| Donna T Mundy | Cape Elizabeth, ME | Unum Group | $528.00 |
| Richard A Wolf | Signal Mountain, TN | UnumProvident Corporation | $480.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.