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 $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

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

Why this number?

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: $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
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 $250. Of the $1,750 difference, $1,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Brooks, Harry $500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $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 ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $11,690.53 $11,523.03 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $13,090.43 $11,690.53 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $14,690.43 $13,090.43 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $12,486.35 $14,690.43 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $11,693.66 $12,486.35 Source ↗