Memphis

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$215,163
incl. $18,092 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,000
To TN candidates
$7,750
70% of spending
To other PACs
$3,250
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,500 to 20 candidates
$5,750 to 17 Republicans $750 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,750 (70%) — 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 $7,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Tandy Darby † Tennessee House, District 76 Rep. $500.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 Rep. $250.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $250.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $250.00
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 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 $7,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,500. Of the $1,250 difference, $1,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $500.00
Red State PAC $500.00
Stevens PAC (John Stevens) $500.00
AKBARI PAC (Raumesh Akbari) $250.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $250.00
Bowling PAC $250.00
Envision Tennessee $250.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Boettcher Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,999.80
John Morris Houston, TX Waste MGMT $4,999.80
Kimberly Stith Sugar Land, TX Waste MGMT $4,999.80
Donald Smith Katy, TX Wm of South Texas $4,701.60
Robert Longo Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Mangement $4,160.00
Erika Walk Friendswood, TX Waste Management $2,600.00
James Fish Houston, TX Waste Management $2,600.00
LYNN Morgan Wauwatosa, WI Waste Management $2,600.00
Tracey Shrader Matthews, NC Waste Management $2,600.00
Randall Essick Raleigh, NC Waste Management $2,185.36

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 2021 Historical $718,502.14 $679,293.99 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96754
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $629,550.88 $718,502.14 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95084