Memphis

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$295,618
incl. $174,546 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,000
To TN candidates
$10,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 9 candidates
$4,000 to 8 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

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
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $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 $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $5,500 difference, $5,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Forgety, John W. $500.00
  • Gravitt, Marc $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Smith, Eddie $500.00
  • Swann, Art $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
Barry Caldwell Houston, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
James Trevathan Humble, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
John Morris Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,807.50
Kimberly Stith Sugar Land, TX Waste MGMT $4,807.50
Puneet Bhasin Houston, TX Waste Management Inc. $4,807.50
Toni Beck Houston, TX Waste Management $4,807.50
David Steiner Houston, TX Waste Management $4,038.30
Robert Longo Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Mangement $4,000.00
Donald Smith Katy, TX Wm of South Texas $3,790.35
Steven Morgan Sugar Land, TX Waste Management $3,750.00

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 $342,702.93 $385,442.55 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69969
Pre-General 2016 Historical $328,867.71 $342,702.93 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68768
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $306,799.99 $328,867.71 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 68725
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $294,155.33 $306,799.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66233
Q2 2016 Historical $285,434.29 $294,155.33 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64904
Q1 2016 Historical $243,124.38 $285,434.29 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63374