Tennessee Top Federal Political Campaign Donors in the 1997-1998 Election Cycle
According to FEC data, in the 1997-1998 election cycle, among all individual political campaign donors in Tennessee who donated to federal candidates, political parties, PACs and 527 organizations, FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION was the highest campaign donor, donating a total of $225.00K. AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT was the second highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $200.00K. FEDERAL EXPRESS was the third highest political campaign donor, donating a total of $191.00K.
The chart below shows the top 10 highest individual political campaign donors, and the table below shows the top 100.
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| Name | Amount ($) |
|---|---|
| FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION | 225000 |
| AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT | 200000 |
| FEDERAL EXPRESS | 191000 |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER | 158000 |
| M & M HOLDINGS INC | 127000 |
| MILLS, OLAN II | 119000 |
| RAGSDALE, RICHARD E | 102500 |
| MCKENZIE, BRENDA MRS. | 102000 |
| FED EXPRESS | 100000 |
| NORTHERN TELECOM INC | 85000 |
| LIGHTMAN, RICHARD L | 79150 |
| HARRAH'S OPERATING CO INC | 65000 |
| STATE INDUSTRIES INC | 55000 |
| LIGHTMAN, RICHARD | 52050 |
| INTERNATIONAL PAPER MEMPHIS SHARED | 50000 |
| MILLS, OLAN | 40100 |
| COLUMBIA / H C A HEALTHCARE CORP | 40000 |
| CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA | 40000 |
| CONWOOD COMPANY LP | 36297 |
| HARRAH'S OPERATING COMPANY INC | 35000 |
| UNITED SHOWS OF AMERICA INC | 35000 |
| ESKIND, JANE G | 33500 |
| CARELL, MONROE | 32700 |
| CRACKER BARREL | 31000 |
| WELCH, TED | 30242 |
| BROADCAST MUSIC INC | 30000 |
| SOUTHEAST SERVICE CORP | 30000 |
| CURB, MIKE | 29500 |
| CARD, LEWIS JR | 27000 |
| EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY | 27000 |
| CONLEY, WILLIAM M | 26000 |
| CONWOOD COMPANY L P | 25775 |
| EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO | 25250 |
| COLUMBIA/HCA | 25000 |
| COLUMBIA/HCA HEALTHCARE CORP | 25000 |
| FEDEX | 25000 |
| HARRAH'S ENTERTAINMENT INC | 25000 |
| HYDE, J R MR | 25000 |
| MC KENZIE CHECK ADVANCE | 25000 |
| SIMONS, SUSAN W | 25000 |
| LINDAHL, JOHN R | 23000 |
| BEASLEY, THOMAS W | 22750 |
| STARNES, MIKE | 21950 |
| PIENKOWSKI, MAREK M DR | 21690 |
| CRYSTAL BUILDING | 21610 |
| AYERS, JAMES | 21250 |
| EVINS, DAN | 21000 |
| INDEPENDENT FIRE OF FLORIDA | 20000 |
| NATIONALHEALTH CARE L P | 20000 |
| MARTIN, PHILIP | 19200 |
| MAGRUDER, RONALD N | 19050 |
| CONE, TOM | 19000 |
| MILLS, NORMA | 18500 |
| BYRD, ANDREW | 18450 |
| BEAMAN, LEE A | 18000 |
| BYRD, ANDREW W | 17500 |
| LINDAHL, JOHN | 17500 |
| PATTEE, DOROTHY E | 16501 |
| MARTIN, R BRAD | 16500 |
| CLAYTON, JAMES L | 16250 |
| COOPER, IRBY | 16000 |
| PROBASCO, SCOTT L JR | 16000 |
| HASLAM, JAMES A II | 15500 |
| MCKENZIE, BRENDA | 15250 |
| RAGSDALE, RICHARD | 15250 |
| ZIMMERMAN, RAYMOND | 15250 |
| AUTO ZONE | 15000 |
| BRADFORD, J C MR | 15000 |
| CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW AMER CENTURY | 15000 |
| CANNON COUNTY KNITTING MILLS | 15000 |
| COPPER CELLAR CORP | 15000 |
| CURB, MIKE THE HONORABLE | 15000 |
| HASLAM, JAMES A | 15000 |
| NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA | 15000 |
| NATL FEDERATION OF INDEP BUS | 15000 |
| REPUBLICAN FUND FOR THE 90'S STATE | 15000 |
| SOUTHERN MACHINERY REPAIR INC | 15000 |
| WELCH, TED MR | 15000 |
| AKINS, DARRELL | 14750 |
| DETTWILLER, FRED | 14700 |
| SMITH, STEPHEN | 13700 |
| BOTTORFF, DENNIS | 13500 |
| WOLFORD, JAMES L | 13250 |
| CURB, LINDA | 13000 |
| ESKIND, RICHARD J | 13000 |
| SIMONS, SUSAN | 13000 |
| HAYS, SPENCER | 12500 |
| AMONETTE, REX | 12250 |
| ESKIND, RICHARD | 12000 |
| HORNE, DOUG | 12000 |
| JONES, W ALLAN JR | 12000 |
| MCKENZIE, TOBY | 12000 |
| SHOCKEY, ROBERT D | 12000 |
| THORNTON, JOHN | 12000 |
| TAYLOR, DIXIE | 11950 |
| INGRAM, MARTHA | 11750 |
| JERNIGAN, DEAN | 11750 |
| WALLACE, JIMMY | 11750 |
| BYRD, BARNEY | 11700 |
| COLLINS, LARRY | 11500 |
