Assn Builders Contractors East TN Chapter

Political Action Committee

Raised
$3,475
incl. $975 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,700
To other PACs
$2,700
57% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,000
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 2 candidates
$750 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,700 (57%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $4,700
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $2,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $750. 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:

  • Brooks, Harry $500.00
  • Woodson, Jamie $500.00
  • Waliga, John $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
Tennessee Republican Party $2,200.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Wakefied Knoxville, TN The Wakefield Corp. $500.00
Sam Smith Knoxville, TN Stethen-Smith Construction $500.00
R L Oakes Knoxville, TN Tis Insurance Services, Inc. $375.00
David Dugger Knoxville, TN Shoffner Mechanical, Industrial & SRVC $250.00
John Townsend Knoxville, TN Rouse Construction $250.00
Stephen Whitson Knoxville, TN H-S Whitson Construction $250.00
Gordon Heins Knoxville, TN A. G. Heins Company, Inc. $125.00

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
Q4 2008 Historical $11,523.03 $11,277.68 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26508
Pre-General 2008 Historical $11,690.53 $11,523.03 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24586
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $13,090.43 $11,690.53 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 25961
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $14,690.43 $13,090.43 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22360
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $12,486.35 $14,690.43 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22382
Q1 2008 Historical $11,693.66 $12,486.35 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20094

As filed on this report: cash beginning $11,693.66, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $12,486.35.