Memphis

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$196,644
incl. $14,283 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,850
To TN candidates
$6,850
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 6 candidates
$1,750 to 5 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,850 (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: $6,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,850
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $250.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $250.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $250.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $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 $6,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $4,850 difference, $4,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $350.00
  • Odom, Gary $350.00
  • Spivey, Billy $350.00
  • Brooks, Harry $250.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $250.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $250.00
  • …and 5 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Barry Caldwell Houston, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
David Aardsma The Woodlands, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
David Steiner Houston, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
James Trevathan Humble, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
Puneet Bhasin Houston, TX Waste Management Inc. $4,807.50
Rick Wittenbraker Houston, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
Robert Longo Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Mangement $4,000.00
Steven Morgan Sugar Land, TX Waste Management $3,750.00
Donald Smith Katy, TX Wm of South Texas $3,479.35
Charles Dees Venice, FL Waste Management $3,250.00

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 2013 Historical $187,080.97 $166,620.92 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49639
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $136,472.30 $187,080.97 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47854