Memphis

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: John Skoutelas · Washington, DC

Raised
$300,147
incl. $23,628 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$23,000
To TN candidates
$21,500
93% of spending
Operating & other
$1,500
6.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,250 to 7 candidates
$3,750 to 6 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,500 (93%) — 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: $1,500 ÷ Total spent: $23,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,500
Contributions to candidates $21,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 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 $21,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,250. Of the $17,250 difference, $17,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $17,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gordon, Bart $2,500.00
  • Jerry Gist for Mayor $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Stanley, Paul $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $500.00
  • …and 25 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lawrence O Donnell Houston, TX Waste Management $5,192.10
Barry Caldwell Houston, TX Waste Management $4,999.80
David Steiner Houston, TX Waste Management $4,999.80
Duane Woods Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Management $4,999.80
James Trevathan Humble, TX Waste Management $4,999.80
LYNN Caddell Conroe, TX Waste Management $4,999.80
Rick Wittenbraker Houston, TX Waste Management $4,999.80
Robert Simpson Kingwood, TX Waste Managrment $4,999.80
Cherie Rice Houston, TX Waste Management $3,900.00
Steven Morgan Sugar Land, TX Waste Management $3,900.00

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $185,737.80 $153,335.67 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15433
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $179,718.19 $185,737.80 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14000