Memphis

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$226,299
incl. $19,447 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,500
To TN candidates
$8,500
81% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 16 candidates
$5,250 to 14 Republicans $750 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,500 (81%) — 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: $10,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $8,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $250.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 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 $8,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $500.00
  • Brooks, Ernest $250.00
  • Ciso for City Council $250.00
  • Dodd for City Council $250.00
  • Harvey, Buchanan $250.00
  • Staples, Rick $250.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $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

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Boettcher Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,615.20
John Morris Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,615.20
Kimberly Stith Sugar Land, TX Waste MGMT $4,615.20
Donald Smith Katy, TX Wm of South Texas $4,138.64
Robert Longo Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Mangement $3,840.00
LYNN Morgan Wauwatosa, WI Waste Management $2,700.00
Charles Gillian Spring Hill, TN Waste Management $2,400.00
Erika Walk Friendswood, TX Waste Management $2,400.00
James Fish Houston, TX Waste Management $2,400.00
Tracey Shrader Matthews, NC Waste Management $2,400.00

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 2019 Amended Historical $587,235.97 $579,622.74 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 87803
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $531,614.21 $587,235.97 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84494