Memphis

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Melissa Smithson · Nashville, TN

Raised
$46,640
incl. $7,790 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$21,700
To TN candidates
$16,800
77% of spending
To other PACs
$4,900
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 5 candidates
$4,500 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,800 (77%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $21,700
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $16,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Ramsey † Tennessee Senate, District 04 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $750.00
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 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 $16,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $12,300 difference, $12,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $4,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $2,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $1,000.00
  • The Speakers Fund $1,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Burks, Charlotte $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • McKee, Bob $500.00
  • Harmon, Bill $400.00
  • …and 6 more recipients

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
Tenn Republican Caucus $2,400.00
RAAMPAC $1,500.00
House - Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Joe Rodgers Nashville, TN American Constructors, Inc. $5,600.00
Barry Oakley Nashville, TN Oakley Construction, Inc. $1,550.00
Amppi Enterprises LLC Dba Tennessee Waste Antioch, TN — $1,250.00
Clayton Associates Holding Community Fund Franklin, TN — $1,250.00
DGML Company LLC Brentwood, TN — $1,250.00
Enterprise Electric LLC Nashville, TN — $1,250.00
Ivey Mechanical Company LLC Nashville, TN — $1,250.00
James Stansell Nashville, TN Stansell Electric $1,200.00
Mark Smith Hendersonville, TN The Comfort Group $1,100.00
Brasfield Gorrie, LLC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00

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 2006 Amended Historical $30,382.33 $31,732.33 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13219
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $19,682.33 $30,382.33 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11970
Q3 2006 Historical $10,242.33 $19,682.33 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10473
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $21,492.33 $10,242.33 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8951
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $4,012.33 $21,492.33 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8885
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $6,992.33 $4,012.33 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 8539