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Committee's Report COMMITTEE’S REPORT (filed by committees that support or oppose one or more candidates and/or propositions and that are not candidate committees) 1. Full Name and Address of Political Committee OFFICE USE ONLY ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) Report Number: 89070 425 West Capitol Avenue Ste24B Date Filed: 7/9/2020 Little Rock, AR 72201 Report Includes Schedules: Schedule A-1 2. Date of Primary 7/9/2020 Schedule E-1 Schedule E-3 This report covers from 6/1/2020 through 6/30/2020 3. Type of Report: 180th day prior to primary 40th day after general 90th day prior to primary Annual (future election) X 30th day prior to primary Monthly 10th day prior to primary 10th day prior to general Amendment to prior report 4. All Committee Officers (including Chairperson, Treasurer, if any, and any other committee officers) a. Name b. Position c. Address Chairperson , ANDREA WEINSTEIN Treasurer 425 West Capitol Avenue Suite 24B Little Rock, AR 72201 5. Candidates or Propositions the Committee is Supporting or Opposing (use additional sheets if necessary) a. Name & Address of Candidate/Description of Proposition b. Office Sought c. Political Party d. Support/Oppose On attached sheet 6. Is the Committee supporting the entire ticket of a political party? Yes X No If “yes”, which party? 7. a. Name of Person Preparing Report b. Daytime Telephone 8. WE HEREBY CERTIFY that the information contained in this report and the attached schedules is true and correct to the best of our knowledge , information and belief, and that no expenditures have been made nor contributions received that have not been reported herein, and that no information required to be reported by the Louisiana Campaign Finance Disclosure Act has been deliberately omitted . This 9th day of July , 2020 . Signature of Committee/Chairperson Daytime Telephone Andrea Weinstein 501-377-4237 Signature of Committee Treasurer, if any Daytime Telephone Form 202, Rev. 3/98, Page Rev. 5/01 Report Number 89070 Page 1 of 283 ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) 5. Candidates or Propositions the Committee is Supporting or Opposing (use additional sheets if necessary) a. Name & Address of Candidate/Description of Proposition b. Office Sought c. Political Party d. Support/Oppose REP. BENNIE G. THOMPSON U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support PO Box 100 MS PARTY Bolton, MS 39041 02 SEN. LISA MURKOWSKI U.S. SENATE REPUBLICAN Support PO Box 100847 AK PARTY Anchorage, AK 99510 S1 JOE DESHOTEL STATE HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support 1310 Calvin Street TX PARTY Beaumont, TX 77707 022 PHIL KING STATE HOUSE REPUBLICAN Support P.O. Box 1913 TX PARTY Weatherford, TX 76086 061 REP. STEVE SCALISE U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN Support PO Box 23219 LA PARTY Jefferson, LA 70183 01 REP. TOM REED U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN Support PO Box 94 NY PARTY Corning, NY 14830 23 SEN. MARTIN T. HEINRICH U.S. SENATE DEMOCRAT Support P.O. Box 25763 NM PARTY Albuquerque, NM 87125 S2 SEN. GARY PETERS U.S. SENATE DEMOCRAT Support PO Box 32072 MI PARTY Detroit, MI 48244 S2 REPRESENTATIVE TREY MARTINEZ STATE HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support FISCHER TX PARTY 130 E. Travis Ste. 425 116 San Antonio, TX 78205 POLLY THOMAS STATE HOUSE REPUBLICAN Support 3230 Metarie Court LA PARTY Metarie, LA 70002 80 REP. MIKE JOHNSON U.S. HOUSE REPUBLICAN Support 2900 Clearview Pkwy LA PARTY Suite 206 04 Metairie, LA 70006 MARY DUBUISSON STATE HOUSE REPUBLICAN Support 153 Moonraker Dr. LA PARTY Slidell, LA 70458 90 TX REP. VICTORIA NEAVE STATE HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support 10440 N. Central Expressway TX PARTY Ste. 1230 107 Dallas, TX 75231 TX REP. ABEL HERRERO STATE HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support P.O. Box 2923 TX PARTY Corpus Christi, TX 78403 034 Report Number 89070 Page 2 of 283 ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) 5. Candidates or Propositions the Committee is Supporting or Opposing (use additional sheets if necessary) a. Name & Address of Candidate/Description of Proposition b. Office Sought c. Political Party d. Support/Oppose TX REP. CRAIG GOLDMAN STATE HOUSE REPUBLICAN Support PO Box 100039 TX PARTY Fort Worth, TX 76185 097 REP. DARREN MICHAEL SOTO U.S. HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support P.O. Box 420239 FL PARTY Kissimmee, FL 34742 09 TX REP. JOHN BUCY, III STATE HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support 6633 Hwy 290 E. TX PARTY Ste 104 136 Austin, TX 78723 TX REP. ERIN ZWIENER STATE HOUSE DEMOCRAT Support PO Box 184 TX PARTY Driftwood, TX 78619 045 Report Number 89070 Page 3 of 283 ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) SUMMARY PAGE RECEIPTS This Period 1. Contributions (Schedule A-1) $ 52,378.97 2. In-kind Contributions (Schedule A-2) $ 0.00 3. Campaign paraphernalia sales of $25 or less $ 0.00 4. TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS (Lines 1 + 2 +3) $ 52,378.97 5. Other Receipts (Schedule A-3) $ 0.00 6. Loans Received (Schedule B) $ 0.00 7. Loan Repayments Received (Schedule D) $ 0.00 8. TOTAL RECEIPTS (Lines 4 + 5 + 6 + 7) $ 52,378.97 DISBURSEMENTS This Period 9. General Expenditures (Schedule E-1) $ 10,169.49 10. In-Kind Expenditures (Schedule E-2) $ 0.00 11. Contributions made to Candidates (Schedule E-3) $ 15,500.00 12. TOTAL EXPENDITURES (Lines 9 + 10 + 11) $ 25,669.49 13. Other Disbursements (Schedule E-4) $ 0.00 14. Loan Repayments Made (Schedule B) $ 0.00 15. Funds Loaned (Schedule D) $ 0.00 16. TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS (Lines 12 + 13 + 14 + 15) $ 25,669.49 FINANCIAL SUMMARY Amount 17. Funds on hand at beginning of reporting period $ 495,229.98 (Must equal funds on hand at close from last report or -0- if first report for this committee) 18. Plus total receipts this period (less in-kind contributions received) $ 52,378.97 (Line 8 above minus line 2 above) 19. Less total disbursements this period (less in-kind expenditures) $ 25,669.49 (Line 16 above minus line 10 above) 20. Funds on hand at close of reporting period $ 521,939.46 Form 202, Rev. 3/98, Page Rev. 3/98 Report Number 89070 Page 4 of 283 ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) SUMMARY PAGE (continued) INVESTMENTS Amount 21. Of funds on hand at beginning of reporting period (Line 17, above), amount held in $ 0.00 investments (i.e., savings accounts, CD’s, money market funds, etc.) 22. Of funds on hand at close of reporting period (Line 20, above), amount held in $ 0.00 investments SPECIAL TRANSACTIONS This Period 23. Contributions received from political committees $ 0.00 (From Schedules A-1 and A-2) 24. All proceeds from the sale of tickets to fundraising events (Receipts from the sale of tickets are contributions and must also be reported on $ 0.00 Schedule A-1) 25. Proceeds from the sale of campaign paraphernalia (Receipts from the sale of campaign paraphernalia are contributions and must also $ 0.00 be reported on Schedule A-1 or Line 3 above) 26. Expenditures from petty cash fund (Must also be reported on Schedule E-1) $ 0.00 NOTICE A political committee must register in each calendar year in which it will have over $500 of financial activity. The registration is accomplished by filing a Statement of Organization form and paying the $100 filing fee. Statements of Organization are filed annually by January 31. Any committee which realizes that it will have over $500 of financial activity after January 31 must register within ten days of its realization of that fact. However, if this occurs during the ten day period prior to an election the Statement of Organization must be filed within three days. Political committees must file reports of receipts and disbursements on an annual basis. Annual reports are due by February 15 and should cover the preceding calendar year. Also, committees must file reports of receipts and disbursements on the same schedule as the candidates it supports or opposes. Reports are also due in connection with propositions (ballot issues) the committee supports or opposes. Schedules of reporting and filing dates for all elections Form 202, Rev. 3/98, Page Rev. 3/00 Report Number 89070 Page 5 of 283 ENTERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC) SCHEDULE A-1: CONTRIBUTIONS (Other than In-Kind Contributions) The following information must be provided for all contributions received by the committee during this reporting period, except for in-kind contributions, whether received from a political committee or some other person or entity. Contributions made by the committee are reported on SCHEDULE E-3: CONTRIBUTIONS MADE TO CANDIDATES. Information on in-kind contributions is reported on SCHEDULE A-2: IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. In Column 1, check “yes” if the contributor is a political committee and “no” if not. For anonymous contributions, see SCHEDULE F. Totals and subtotals at bottom of the page are optional. Completion of totals and subtotals may assist in calculating totals that must be reported on the Summary Page. 1. Name and Address of Contributor 2. Contributions this Reporting Period 3. Total this Year a. Date(s) b. Amount(s) JENNIFER GRAHN 06/05/2020 $6.44 $70.84 1705 Minnesota Ave Kenner, LA 70062-6029 POLITICAL COMMITTEE? PARTY COMMITTEE? BRIAN CARRIERE 06/05/2020 $17.53 $188.96 821 West Lake Drive Port Allen, LA 70767-4273 POLITICAL COMMITTEE? PARTY COMMITTEE? SHIRLEY DAVIS 06/05/2020 $2.00 $22.00 309 South Haven Dr Byram, MS 39272-5793 POLITICAL COMMITTEE? PARTY COMMITTEE? GARY HOLLINGSWORTH 06/05/2020 $9.00 $99.00 27 Greentree Ln Conroe, TX 77304-1117 POLITICAL COMMITTEE? PARTY COMMITTEE? HEATHER ROBERSON 06/05/2020 $19.93 $215.17 16222 Morningbrook Dr Spring, TX 77379-7147 POLITICAL COMMITTEE? PARTY COMMITTEE? KAREN RADOSEVICH 06/05/2020 $69.38 $747.49 9 E.
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