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Valero Energy Corp PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2006 · Treasurer: Carl Crawford · San Antonio, TX

Also giving in

Also gave $5,000.00 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
$33,664
Total Spent
$33,342
To TN candidates
$22,500
67% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 5 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,342 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,500 (67%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $821 ÷ Total spent: $33,342
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $821
Contributions to candidates $22,500
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
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $500.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $20,000 difference, $20,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Wharton, A.C. $4,000.00
  • Kyle (Governor), Jim $2,500.00
  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $2,500.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Marrero, Beverly $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,000.00
  • Williams, W. Kent $1,000.00
  • Coley, James $500.00
  • …and 9 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $22 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
Merksamer, Nielson California $21.50

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Legal Acct. Services And Tenn. Admin Expenses $820.71

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Valero Energy Corp PAC San Antonio, TX — $33,342.21
Valero Energy Corporation San Antonio, TX — $322.09

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 2009 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29381
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28306