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Sep 24 2011
10:01 am
Mayoral campaign contributors: heavy hitters
By: R. Neal

Following is a list of contributors who have donated $1000 or more in aggregate to the Knoxville mayoral candidates, as reported in the latest city campaign finance reports.

NOTE: The reporting period for this data was 8/1 through 9/22. There are likely other "heavy hitters" in earlier reports.

UPDATE: Data from the July reports now included.

Bennett:
None

Harmon:
Bldg. Industry PAC, $1400
George Sampson, best effort, $1400
Fred Thomas, Allied Lawn & Pest Control, $1250
Darby Campbell, Choto Marina, $1000
Bo Shafer, retired, $1000
Dorothy Allison, real estate, $1000
Joe Guyton (Clinton), real estate, $1000
East TN ABC PAC, $1000

Hultquist:
Phillip Lawson, Lawler Wood Housing LLC, $1000
Katherine Hultquist (Maryville), retired, $1000
James McDonough, architect, $1000
Michael Summers, ORNL, $1400
Stadler U.S. Inc. (New Jersey), $2500
J. Randal Greaves, mulch contractor, $1000
Robert Young, Jr. (Los Angeles) sitcom writer, $1400
William Conley, Regal Corp CEO, $1000
Sarah Fischer (Powell), student, $1000
Matt Nelson, unknown, $1400
Ruth Clayton, unknown, $1400
Conrad Loy, retired, $1000

Padgett:
Kevin Bailey, Bailey Sales Corp., $2000
Robert Watson, attorney, $1400
Autry Debusk (Powell), DeRoyal Industries CEO, $2000
William Pinkston (Nashville), consultant, $1000
Michael Harb, Lakewood Capital LLC CEO, $1400
Steven Harb, CPA, $1400
Robert Tuke (Nashville), attorney, $1250
Darek Bell (Nashville), Bell & Assoc. Construction, $2100
Bryan Lewis (Nashville), attorney, $1750
Joseph Fielden, JA Fielden Co., $1000
Energy Saving Solutions, $2800
Michael Conner, Conner Concepts, $1000
Mercury Transcription, $2500
Stuart Brunson (Nashville), Aid & Assist at Home, $1400
Louis Schaad Jr., businessman, $1400
Julie Schaad, best effort, $1400
Ann Murphey, best effort, $1600
Ft. Sanders Properties, $2800
Paul Murphey, Murphey Development, $1400
David Fiser, Fiser Inc., $1800
Faulkner Properties, LLC, $1400
Caroline Osborne, best effort, $1400
John C. Osborne, real estate, $1400
Plumbers and Pipefitters (Nashville), $1500
James Smith, Southland Realty, $1000
Randall Smith, Southland Realty, $1000
Tyler Slack, Creative Structure, Inc., $1000
Mike Baker, life insurance sales, $1000
Rodney Napier, Jr. Broadway Electric, $1400
John Trotter, Trotter Realty, $1000
Doug Mayes, Breeding Insulation, $1000
HR Comp (Powell), $2800
Christopher Ball (Powell), best effort, $2800
Andrea Ball (Powell), best effort, $2800
Jacqueline Whiteside, MPI Business, $1400
Henry Bertelkamp, III, Bertelkamp Automation Inc., $1000
Charles Holland, Qual Pro Inc., $1400
Christina Phillips, best effort $2800
Sequoyah Grille, $1200
Ann Murphey, best effort, $1600
James Clayton, Sr., self employed, $1400
Janet Dugger, homemaker, $1400
David Dugger, ShoffnerKalthoff, $1400
Kelly Hall, best effort, $1400
Richard Ray, Vanderbilt Mortgage, $1400
Porscha Debusk, homemaker, $1400
Sevier Co. Good Government PAC (Sevierville), $1000
Farragut Land Partners, $2500
Laura Braden, Braden Strategies, $1300
J. Michael Winchester, attorney, $1400
Robert Petrone, Sr., B&D Dist. Co, $1400
Ross Bagwell, Sr., RIVR Media, $1400
Robert Campbell, Campbell and Assoc., $1300
Greg Kill, Integracon, $1000
James Petrone, B&T Dist. Co., $1400
Ellen Adcock, retired, $1200
Judy Gooch (Oak Ridge), interior design, $1400
Warren Gooch (Oak Ridge), attorney, $2400
Marvin Hammond, Hallsdale Powell Util. Dist., $1400
Kim McClamroch, homemaker, $1400
Raj Sood, Structure Technologies, $1400
Hazen Mirts, Enrollment First, Inc., $2400
Brettany Mirts, Enrollment First, Inc. $1400
Don Nalls, III, Patriot Investment, $1400
William Shelton, Shelton Insurance, $1400
Kristi Shelton, best effort, $1400

Rogero:
Evan M. Lohrey, Student, $1775
Sidney Gilreath, attorney, $1000
Jamie Harris, graphic designer, $1400
Gary Long (Louisville), realtor, $1400
Ashley Capps, A.C. Entertainment, $1160
John Thomas, retired, $1400
Julia Tucker, retired, $1400
Richard Wirtz, UT professor, $1000
Gary Deitsch, retired, $1400
Paul Campbll, UT assoc. professor, $1010
Robert Robinson, site manager, $1050
John Smartt, II, CPA, $1400
Paula Smartt, CPA, $1400
Marcos Garza, attorney, $1000
David Massey, City of Knoxville, $1400
Jefferson Chapman, UT professor/museum director, $1600
Chip Barry, campaign manager, $1400
Wayne Whitehead, attorney, $1100
Phillip Lawson, Lawler Wood Housing, LLC, $1400
William Barnett, II, Walters State professor, $1400
G. Mark Mamantov, attorney, $1200
Catherine Mamantov, $1200
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 102, $1000
Tim Young, Summit Medical Group, $1400
Dorothy Stokes, retired, $1000
John Buckingham, attorney, $1000
Kathryn Buckingham, medical office administrator, $1000
Mary Brewington, Cherokee Distr. Co., $1400
Christi Branscom, Partners Development, $1400
Maribel Koella, NAI Knoxville, $2400
IBEW - COPE, $1400
LaboDamian Pitt (Richmond), VCU professor, $1000
Laborers International Union Local 818, $1400
Gary Hibben (Corryton), Highway Markings, Inc., $1000
Three Star PAC (Chattanooga), $1000
Jon Lawler, Johnson & Gaylon, Inc. $1000
Antoinetter Lawler, homemaker, $1000
DRIVE Committee (Washington DC), $12,100
Maurece McDowell, Triple M Properties, $1400
Richard Fox, real estate developer, $1000
Charles Jones, psychologist, $1400
SEIU Local 205 (Nashville), $7100
John Rayson, retired attorney, $1000
Tammy Parmentier, marketing executive, $1400
Ann Furrow, Furrow Auctions, $1000
Jack Waugh (Athens), sexton, $1050
Anita Waugh (Athens), Etowah Sr. Citizens Ctr., $1050
Suzanne Schriver, banker, $1000
Kay Clayton, $1400
Jan Rector, executive, $1000
Cecil Mannis, retired, $1000

(Source)

UPDATE: More from the July reports:

Bennett:
None

Harmon:
Ray Huffaker (Strawberry Plains), Rusty Wallace KIA, $1400
Betsy Flemins, insurance sales, $1000
Molly Fleming, Pilot Corp., $1400
Amy Cummings, teacher, $1400
Scott Cummings, teacher, $1400
Steven Smith (Abington VA), Food City CEO, $1000
John Faris, Jr., McDonalds, $1000
Donald Humphrey, retired, $1400
Mark Graham, Graham Corp., $1000
James Fleming, Pilot Corp., $1000

Hultquist:
Matt Nelson, $1400
Conrad Loy, $1000
Ruth B. Clayton, $1400
Stadler US, Inc., $2500

Padgett:
Doug Horne, Horne Properties, $2800
Jon Nix, Xinergy Corp., $1000
Phillip Trotter, consultant, $1500
Darek Bell, Bell and Assoc. Construction, $1100
J.F. Goodson, Goodson Bros. Coffee, $2800
Phillip Lawson, Lawler Wood Housing, $1000
Pat Wood, Lawler-Wood LLC, $1250
Tim sykes, Retirement Plan Consultants, Inc., $1000
Cedar Bluff Crossing, LLC, $1000
O&C Properties, $1000
Harry Stowers, Stowers equipment, $2800
Elizabeth Stowers, homemaker, $2800
Wesley White, Legends Lawn Care & Landscaping, $1300
Fay Bailey, Hob Bailey Real Estate, $1000
Jason Hamilton, CPA, $1050
Hodges & Pratt Co., PC, $1000
Greg McWhorter, Market Realty, $1000
Stephen South, South College, $1400
George Sampson, Cherokee Distributing, $2000
Brenda Wood, homemaker, $2000
Rebecca South, best effort, $1400
Timothy Williams, Jr., 21st Mortgage, $2800
Amy Williams, Clayton Bank, $2800
E. Doyle Johnson Construction Co. (Corryton), $1000
Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council (Nashville), $1000
Jenny Boyd, homemaker, $2800
Randal Boyd, Radio Systems Corp., $2800
John Sharpe, ARG Financial Staffing, $2400
Julie Sharpe, StaffSource, $2400
Kim McClamroch, homemaker, $1000

Rogero:
Gregory Dunn, Regal Entertainment Group, $1400
Jennifer Dunn, homemaker, $1400
Raja Jubran, Denark Construction, $1000
Asbestos Workers PAC Insulators Local #46, $1000
William Lyons, City of Knoxville, $1000
Susan B. Haslam, RIVR Media Companies, $1400
Larry Martin, City of Knoxville, $1000
Rebecca Cazana, $1000
Intl. Union of Painters and Allied Trades, AFL-CIO Local 437, $4000
Jenny Hines (Lenoir City), CPA, $1400
Tennessee Laborers' PAC OBO Local Union No. 818, $5000

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Ignatius's picture

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Submitted by Ignatius (not verified) on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 2:56pm.

"SEIU Local 205 (Nashville), $7100"

How is that possible?

Sylvia Woods's picture

SEIU 205

Submitted by Sylvia Woods on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 7:09pm.

Seiu Local 205 represents employees at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, many of whom live in Knoxville. They have always been politically active across the state.

Pam Strickland's picture

The question isn't that they

Submitted by Pam Strickland on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 7:47pm.

The question isn't that they are outside the city, but the amount. It appears to be over the allowed amounts.

R. Neal's picture

http://www.tn.gov/tref/pacs/p

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 8:33pm.

(link...)

Tamara Shepherd's picture

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Submitted by Tamara Shepherd on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 8:50pm.

Ignatius, I don't know much on this subject personally, but I see that the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance indicates that the limit a PAC may contribute to a candidate for a state rep or local office is $7,100 (scroll down to the answer given for Question #12).

Given that's the same odd amount this union local contributed to Madeline's campaign, I suppose a union is considered to be a PAC?

Ignatius's picture

"DRIVE Committee (Washington

Submitted by Ignatius (not verified) on Sun, 2011/09/25 - 12:26pm.

"DRIVE Committee (Washington DC), $12,100"

You sure $7,100 is the limit for PAC's? Am I the only one confused here?

R. Neal's picture

Yes, I believe that's

Submitted by R. Neal on Sun, 2011/09/25 - 2:21pm.

Yes, I believe that's correct. I believe DRIVE gave $7100 for the primary, and another $5000 for the general election.

The limit is per election (primary, general).

What I'm not clear about is the corporate donations for some of the candidates. I think I read that if it is more than $250 the company has to register as a PAC. The state's registry website is down at the moment so I can't look them up. I believe the same limits apply as for PACs.

Ignatius's picture

So a PAC can give $14,200

Submitted by Ignatius (not verified) on Sun, 2011/09/25 - 2:30pm.

So a PAC can give $14,200 total? And a PAC can donate to the General Election before the Primary is held?

Rachel's picture

Anybody can donate to the

Submitted by Rachel on Sun, 2011/09/25 - 2:32pm.

Anybody can donate to the general election before the primary is held. The candidate just can't spend the money.

Pam Strickland's picture

I obviously stand corrected.

Submitted by Pam Strickland on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 9:02pm.

I obviously stand corrected. Now, the question is why would they give her do much.

And why no others gave nearly so much.

Tamara Shepherd's picture

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Submitted by Tamara Shepherd on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 9:12pm.

Sorry for my double-post, Randy--I must have spent a full 17 minutes reading at the Election Finance site...

Tamara Shepherd's picture

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Submitted by Tamara Shepherd on Sat, 2011/09/24 - 9:20pm.

Pam, I suppose what Sylvia means when she says SEIU is "politically active" is that they customarily raise quite a bit for campaign giving.

Maybe their process is simply to choose a smaller number of promising candidates and give each the maximum allowable amount?

I would imagine that individuals donating the maximum allowable amount to candidates sometimes do the same thing?

Personally, I don't find anything really curious about it.

R. Neal's picture

UPDATE: Added $1000+

Submitted by R. Neal on Sun, 2011/09/25 - 8:25am.

UPDATE: Added $1000+ donations from July reports.

Factchecker's picture

Jenny Boyd is listed as

Submitted by Factchecker on Sun, 2011/09/25 - 5:09pm.

Jenny Boyd is listed as homemaker, but I understand she is owner of Boyd's Jig & Reel. Does occupation matter?

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