United Transportation Union PAC (UTU)
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Adren Crawford · Jackson, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $15,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,750 (81%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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 | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $12,750 |
- To TN candidates $12,750 81%
- To other PACs $2,500 16%
- Spent outside Tennessee $500 3.2%
“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
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $12,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $12,750 difference, $12,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $12,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Stewart, Eric $5,000.00
- Thompson, Brad $3,250.00
- Cobb, Ty $1,500.00
- Lewis, Jim $1,000.00
- Hackworth, Jim $500.00
- Jernigan, Darren $500.00
- Maddox, Mark $500.00
- Moore, Calvin $250.00
- Oakes, Mark S. $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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee | $2,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hoosiers 4 Jim Ball , Jim | Indiana | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
No itemized contributions to this committee on record.
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 2012 Amended Historical | $28,235.29 | $30,088.29 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Late Historical | $29,476.64 | $28,235.29 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $39,321.80 | $29,476.64 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $39,524.65 | $39,321.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $40,821.83 | $39,524.65 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $38,710.00 | $40,821.83 | Source ↗ |