Unum PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Elizabeth H. Simon · Chattanooga, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2016 | $238,075.83 | $25,700.00 | $3,550.00 |
| 2015 | $238,060.65 | $20,550.00 | $3,600.00 |
| 2014 | $228,207.71 | $21,807.58 | $2,800.00 |
| 2013 | $214,328.57 | $29,857.38 | $2,500.00 |
| 2012 | $194,798.39 | $38,812.48 | $1,600.00 |
| 2011 | $191,561.45 | $300,851.25 | $950.00 |
| 2010 | $238,979.36 | $123,919.62 | $750.00 |
| 2009 | $114,204.14 | $99,724.81 | $750.00 |
| 2008 | $59,919.18 | $43,146.32 | $800.00 |
| 2007 | $8,080.62 | $23,016.45 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $8,839.80 | $13,548.13 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $10,359.48 | $19,812.77 | $250.00 |
| 2004 | $10,960.24 | $12,395.33 | $200.00 |
| All years | $1,756,375.42 | $773,142.12 | $18,750.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $773,142 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $654,650 (85%) — 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).
| Operating / overhead spending | $17,917 |
| Contributions to candidates | $87,550 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $654,650 85%
- To TN candidates $87,550 11%
- Operating & other $17,917 2.3%
- To other PACs $13,025 1.7%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $2,750.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $2,050.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $1,950.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $1,400.00 |
| Ron Travis † | Tennessee House, District 31 | Rep. | $1,200.00 |
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $1,200.00 |
| Dennis Powers † | Tennessee House, District 36 | Rep. | $1,050.00 |
| Kelly T Keisling † | Tennessee House, District 38 | Rep. | $1,050.00 |
| Yusuf A. Hakeem | Tennessee House, District 28 | Dem. | $1,000.00 |
| Jimmy Matlock † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $950.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $87,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,750. Of the $68,800 difference, $69,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $69,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Haslam, Bill $7,500.00
- Jim Cooper for Congress $3,500.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $2,800.00
- Harwell, Beth Halteman $2,300.00
- Ketron, Bill $2,150.00
- McCormick, Gerald $1,950.00
- McManus, Stephen $1,850.00
- Tracy, Jim $1,850.00
- Favors, Joanne $1,800.00
- Tate, Reginald $1,650.00
- …and 71 more recipients
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 |
|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | $3,000.00 |
| Rock City PAC | $2,500.00 |
| Diane PAC | $1,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $1,000.00 |
| McCormick PAC | $800.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Caucus | $750.00 |
| Harwell PAC | $500.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $500.00 |
| TN Chamber of Commerce & Industry PAC | $500.00 |
| Cas-Pac | $450.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $171,250 to 74 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 7 states. 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. | $30,000.00 |
| Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee | Washington, D.C. | $30,000.00 |
| FSR PAC | Washington, D.C. | $25,000.00 |
| Aclipac | Washington, D.C. | $20,000.00 |
| National Republican Senatorial Committee | Washington, D.C. | $15,000.00 |
| Tennpac | Virginia | $7,500.00 |
| Dirigo PAC | Virginia | $6,000.00 |
| Maine Senate Republican Majority | Maine | $2,200.00 |
| Capuano for Congress | Massachusetts | $2,000.00 |
| Nikki Haley for Governor, Nikki | South Carolina | $2,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| For 2006 Debt Retirement | $6,000.00 |
| Administrative Expenses | $5,360.18 |
| Admim | $2,647.68 |
| Me State Pac | $1,500.00 |
| In Kind To Susan Collins For Senator | $946.32 |
| Donations | $900.00 |
| Office Supplies | $212.94 |
| Car Rental | $200.00 |
| Annual Fee | $150.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corker, Bob | For 2006 Debt Retirement | 11/19/2009 | $3,000.00 |
| Corker, Bob | For 2006 Debt Retirement | 05/18/2009 | $2,000.00 |
| Corker, Bob | For 2006 Debt Retirement | 04/01/2009 | $1,000.00 |
| Unum Group | Administrative Expenses | 01/28/2013 | $957.38 |
| Collins for Senator | In Kind To Susan Collins For Senator | 02/04/2008 | $946.32 |
| Unum Group | Admim | 03/19/2004 | $902.33 |
| Unum Group | Administrative Expenses | 03/30/2011 | $838.31 |
| Unum Group | Administrative Expenses | 06/01/2009 | $791.58 |
| Unum Group | Administrative Expenses | 05/03/2012 | $762.48 |
| Unum Group | Administrative Expenses | 07/01/2010 | $719.62 |
Who Funds It
$245.55 (0.1% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Unum PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLPAC | Columbia, SC | — | $90,610.28 |
| Richard McKenney | Chattanooga, TN | Unum Group | $32,168.00 |
| Scott Maker | North Yarmouth, ME | Unum Group | $30,981.80 |
| Thomas R Watjen | Lookout Mountain, TN | Unum Group | $28,200.60 |
| John McGarry | Hollis, ME | Unum Group | $25,533.52 |
| Marty McGuinness | Alexandria, VA | Unum Group | $25,388.00 |
| Kevin McCarthy | Falmouth, ME | Unum Group | $24,776.52 |
| Joseph Foley | Portland, ME | Unum Group | $23,786.35 |
| Michael Simonds | Falmouth, ME | Unum Group | $20,226.00 |
| Randall Horn | Columbia, SC | Unum Group | $20,090.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 524 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2016 Historical | $69,220.24 | $119,287.84 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $54,066.73 | $69,220.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $42,827.38 | $54,066.73 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $31,389.64 | $42,827.38 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $39,381.35 | $31,389.64 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $84,073.84 | $39,381.35 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $37,828.83 | $84,073.84 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $97,963.19 | $37,828.83 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $57,655.16 | $97,963.19 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $46,182.82 | $57,655.16 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $44,813.54 | $46,182.82 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $32,454.44 | $44,813.54 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $19,870.76 | $32,454.44 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $45,801.24 | $19,870.76 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $61,454.76 | $45,801.24 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $122,130.05 | $61,454.76 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $83,119.00 | $122,130.05 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $80,981.47 | $83,119.00 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $86,396.36 | $80,981.47 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $93,113.92 | $86,396.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $68,507.37 | $93,113.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $44,394.14 | $68,507.37 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $82,214.12 | $44,394.14 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $154,807.94 | $82,214.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $119,526.09 | $154,807.94 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $115,251.98 | $119,526.09 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $56,254.55 | $115,251.98 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $48,991.39 | $56,254.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $42,211.89 | $48,991.39 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Amended Historical | $39,201.20 | $42,211.89 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $10,218.42 | $39,201.20 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $24,921.87 | $10,218.42 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $9,508.12 | $24,921.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $15,108.37 | $9,508.12 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $18,814.62 | $15,108.37 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $15,089.87 | $18,814.62 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $3,697.55 | $15,089.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $8,089.01 | $3,697.55 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $12,907.86 | $8,089.01 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Historical | $23,271.34 | $12,907.86 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $21,245.38 | $23,271.34 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $20,907.72 | $21,245.38 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $20,767.55 | $20,907.72 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $20,429.89 | $20,767.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $28,225.41 | $20,429.89 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $28,054.67 | $28,225.41 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $33,037.43 | $28,054.67 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $40,825.19 | $33,037.43 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $39,416.92 | $40,825.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $37,582.96 | $39,416.92 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $37,964.74 | $37,582.96 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $38,056.52 | $37,964.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $38,030.10 | $38,056.52 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $39,018.05 | $38,030.10 | Source ↗ |