Memphis

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$227,700
incl. $31,363 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,200
To TN candidates
$10,200
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,150 to 11 candidates
$2,500 to 8 Republicans $650 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,200 (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: $10,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,200
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $250.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $250.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $250.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $250.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $250.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $250.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 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 $10,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,150. Of the $7,050 difference, $7,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gist, Jerry $1,500.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • Spivey, Billy $500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $250.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $250.00
  • Harris, Lee $250.00
  • Holt, Andrew $250.00
  • Norris, Mark $250.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $250.00
  • …and 12 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 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
Toni Beck Houston, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
John Morris Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,038.30
Robert Longo Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Mangement $4,000.00
Kimberly Stith Sugar Land, TX Waste MGMT $3,846.00
Steven Morgan Sugar Land, TX Waste Management $3,750.00
Donald Smith Katy, TX Wm of South Texas $3,704.65

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 2015 Historical $239,098.30 $243,124.38 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62282
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $204,989.51 $239,098.30 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60524