Memphis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2016 · Treasurer: Abby Parta · Boston, MA

Raised
$10,100
Total Spent
$10,000
To TN candidates
$10,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 4 candidates
$2,500 to 2 Republicans $2,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (100%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $10,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,500.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, 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 $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $500.00
  • Favors, Joanne $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Boston, MA — $10,100.00

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
Q4 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70300
Pre-General 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68824
Q3 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67316
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65678
Q2 2016 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64798