Memphis

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$295,131
incl. $22,909 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,000
To TN candidates
$7,500
68% of spending
To other PACs
$3,500
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,750 to 10 candidates
$4,250 to 7 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,500 (68%) — 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: $11,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00
Jay D. Reedy † Tennessee House, District 74 Rep. $500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 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 $7,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,750. Of the $1,750 difference, $1,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • BYRD, David $500.00
  • Staples, Rick $500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $500.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $250.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,000.00
Jim Tracy Leadership PAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Barry Caldwell Houston, TX Waste Management $5,119.80
Charles Boettcher Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,999.80
James Trevathan Humble, TX Waste Management $4,999.80
John Morris Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,999.80
Kimberly Stith Sugar Land, TX Waste MGMT $4,999.80
Toni Beck Houston, TX Waste Management $4,999.80
Robert Longo Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Mangement $4,160.00
Donald Smith Katy, TX Wm of South Texas $4,117.27
Charles Gillian Spring Hill, TN Waste Management $2,600.00
Erika Walk Friendswood, TX Waste Management $2,600.00

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 2017 Historical $481,492.81 $499,028.41 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73245
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $385,442.55 $481,492.81 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71869