Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Waste Management Employees Better Govt Fund — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $10,500.00 $11,000.00 $8,000.00
2025 $14,000.00 $14,000.00 $8,750.00
2024 $9,500.00 $11,250.00 $6,250.00
2023 $11,000.00 $11,000.00 $6,500.00
2022 $146,651.28 $596,189.89 $6,250.00
2021 $215,163.11 $11,000.00 $6,500.00
2020 $228,088.14 $12,000.00 $7,000.00
2019 $226,298.53 $10,500.00 $6,000.00
2018 $268,953.10 $12,000.00 $5,500.00
2017 $295,130.86 $11,000.00 $5,750.00
2016 $295,618.17 $10,000.00 $4,500.00
2015 $227,699.87 $10,200.00 $3,150.00
2014 $194,544.59 $76,500.00 $4,750.00
2013 $196,643.62 $6,850.00 $2,000.00
2012 $261,419.24 $16,250.00 $4,500.00
2011 $293,363.78 $17,750.00 $5,000.00
2010 $277,880.75 $13,500.00 $4,000.00
2009 $229,155.86 $20,875.00 $3,750.00
2008 $272,529.14 $23,750.00 $5,250.00
2007 $300,146.69 $23,000.00 $4,250.00
2006 $351,359.06 $140,047.78 $2,150.00
2005 $83,490.44 $9,477.20 $1,750.00
2004 $14,503.69 $14,444.76 $1,000.00
All years $4,423,639.92 $1,082,584.63 $90,200.00
Raised
$4,423,640
incl. $1,370,965 unitemized small gifts
excl. $281,114 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$1,082,585
Spent outside Tennessee
$763,800
71% of spending
To TN candidates
$273,525
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $90,200 to 81 candidates
$77,200 to 70 Republicans $13,000 to 11 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,082,585 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $763,800 (71%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $2,710 ÷ Total spent: $1,082,585
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,710
Contributions to candidates $273,525

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $5,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $4,750.00
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $4,500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $3,125.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,750.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $2,750.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,750.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $2,750.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,750.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,750.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $273,525 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $90,200. Of the $183,325 difference, $161,975 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $21,350 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

Its filing also reports $161,975 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Deberry, Lois $7,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $7,000.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $5,000.00
  • Gordon, Bart $5,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $5,000.00
  • Tanner, John $5,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $4,750.00
  • Harper, Thelma $4,500.00
  • Black, Diane $4,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $3,750.00
  • …and 140 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Republican Caucus $5,500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $3,750.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $3,500.00
House Republican Caucus $3,000.00
RAAMPAC $3,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,750.00
Congressman Bart Gordon Committee $2,500.00
JOE PAC (Joe Carr) $2,500.00
Todd for A Better Tennessee PAC $1,750.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $1,500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $179,360 to 109 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 21 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Perry, Rick Texas $15,000.00
Texans for Greg Abbott Texas $15,000.00
Strong, Houston Texas $10,000.00
House Republicancampaign Committee 2006 Inc. Pennsylvania $6,400.00
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Washington, D.C. $5,250.00
Allen, George Virginia $5,000.00
Barton, Joe Texas $5,000.00
Help America's Leadership PAC (Halpac) Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
Ken Paxton Campaign Texas $5,000.00
New Jersey Democratic State Committee- Fed Acct New Jersey $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,000.00
Car Rental $250.00
Refund $227.20
Annual Fee $150.00
Bank Fees $82.54

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Trevathan Humble, TX Waste Management $64,805.30
Barry Caldwell Houston, TX Waste Management $61,367.55
David Steiner Houston, TX Waste Management $54,324.75
Robert Longo Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Mangement $48,960.00
Donald Smith Katy, TX Wm of South Texas $48,294.02
Rick Wittenbraker Houston, TX Waste Management $45,863.55
Steven Morgan Sugar Land, TX Waste Management $44,025.00
John Morris Houston, TX Waste MGMT $37,113.90
Kimberly Stith Sugar Land, TX Waste MGMT $36,921.60
Duane Woods Paradise Valley, AZ Waste Management $34,998.80

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
Q3 2026 Amended $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130043
Pre-Primary 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127684
Q2 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126352
Q1 2026 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 124984
Year-End 2025 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123580
Mid-Year 2025 $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122023
Q4 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120075
Pre-General 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118252
Q3 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 116837
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115279
Q2 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113832
Q1 2024 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112328
Year-End 2023 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110479
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108907
Q4 2022 Historical $582,939.89 $0.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107919
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $606,546.02 $582,939.89 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106644
Q3 2022 Historical $629,105.05 $606,546.02 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104187
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $625,281.50 $629,105.05 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102416
Q2 2022 Historical $660,177.05 $625,281.50 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100558
Q1 2022 Historical $679,293.99 $660,177.05 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98334
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
Q4 2020 Historical $585,118.66 $629,550.88 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94035
Pre-General 2020 Historical $570,335.82 $585,118.66 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92466
Q3 2020 Historical $592,518.14 $570,335.82 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91088
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $596,049.30 $592,518.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89945
Q2 2020 Historical $592,036.01 $596,049.30 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88611
Q1 2020 Historical $579,622.74 $592,036.01 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87766
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
Q4 2018 Historical $480,824.79 $531,614.21 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82502
Pre-General 2018 Historical $522,880.57 $480,824.79 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81489
Q3 2018 Historical $509,638.84 $522,880.57 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79910
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $497,363.73 $509,638.84 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78273
Q2 2018 Historical $458,350.36 $497,363.73 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76863
Q1 2018 Historical $499,028.41 $458,350.36 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74526
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
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
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
Q4 2014 Historical $185,929.79 $204,989.51 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59462
Pre-General 2014 Historical $184,603.93 $185,929.79 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57761
Q3 2014 Historical $163,101.08 $184,603.93 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56501
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $172,732.22 $163,101.08 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54631
Q2 2014 Historical $188,146.10 $172,732.22 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53178
Q1 2014 Historical $166,620.92 $188,146.10 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51108
Year-End 2013 Historical $187,080.97 $166,620.92 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49639
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $136,472.30 $187,080.97 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47854
Q4 2012 Historical $96,017.66 $136,472.30 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45983
Pre-General 2012 Historical $94,185.18 $96,017.66 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45020
Q3 2012 Historical $192,801.44 $94,185.18 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 44086
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $190,200.58 $192,801.44 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42332
Q2 2012 Historical $163,917.91 $190,200.58 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41215
Q1 2012 Historical $169,008.06 $163,917.91 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40035
Year-End 2011 Historical $183,023.26 $169,008.06 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38636
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $118,332.75 $183,023.26 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37875
Q4 2010 Historical $64,178.35 $118,332.75 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36228
Pre-General 2010 Historical $86,086.63 $64,178.35 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34902
Q3 2010 Historical $122,416.53 $86,086.63 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33530
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $138,745.36 $122,416.53 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32754
Q2 2010 Historical $114,439.13 $138,745.36 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31551
Q1 2010 Historical $72,649.26 $114,439.13 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30403
Year-End 2009 Historical $80,450.79 $72,649.26 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29324
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $97,453.91 $80,450.79 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28122
Q4 2008 Historical $45,457.53 $97,453.91 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26735
Pre-General 2008 Historical $59,312.75 $45,457.53 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25235
Q3 2008 Historical $138,645.98 $59,312.75 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24294
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $186,816.66 $138,645.98 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22944
Q2 2008 Historical $179,212.52 $186,816.66 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21694
Q1 2008 Historical $153,335.67 $179,212.52 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20447
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $185,737.80 $153,335.67 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15433
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $179,718.19 $185,737.80 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14000
Q4 2006 Amended Historical $134,040.26 $179,718.19 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13089
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $166,100.57 $134,040.26 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12111
Q3 2006 Historical $232,084.14 $166,100.57 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10440
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $224,110.09 $232,084.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9471
Q2 2006 Historical $361,976.54 $224,110.09 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8411
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $19,097.17 $361,976.54 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6879
Q4 2005 Historical $11.93 $19,097.17 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5771
Q3 2005 Historical $11.93 $11.93 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4858
Q2 2005 Historical $11.93 $11.93 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4369
Q1 2005 Historical $58.93 $11.93 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3505
Q4 2004 Historical $58.93 $58.93 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3089
Q3 2004 Historical $608.93 $58.93 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2001
Q2 2004 Historical $561.00 $608.93 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1216
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $2.00 $561.00 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 547