Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$42,995
incl. $2,255 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$34,750
To TN candidates
$25,550
74% of spending
To other PACs
$9,200
26% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,800 to 8 candidates
$3,550 to 7 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,550 (74%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $34,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $25,550

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $300.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $250.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $250.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $250.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 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 $25,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,800. Of the $21,750 difference, $21,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $21,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickson, Pete $1,500.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Stanley, Paul $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Carr, Joe $750.00
  • Bain, Cleveland Derrick $500.00
  • …and 41 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
RAAMPAC $3,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,700.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $1,500.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Wall Brothers Glass LLC Clarksville, TN — $2,700.00
Cage Plastering, LLC Hendersonville, TN — $2,050.00
Trades Unlimited Nashville, TN — $2,050.00
N S Waterproofing LLC Brentwood, TN — $1,800.00
Daniel Rodgers Birmingham, AL Rodgers Concrete Supply $1,500.00
Enterprise Electric LLC Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
Holton Electric LLC McKenzie, TN — $1,500.00
Integrated Computer Systems LLC Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
John Barnard Electric Co LLC Hendersonville, TN — $1,500.00
Metro Ready Mix Concrete LLC Nashville, TN — $1,500.00

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 $60,464.83 $60,914.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $75,653.83 $60,464.83 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $61,428.83 $75,653.83 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $61,678.83 $61,428.83 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $53,033.83 $61,678.83 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $52,833.83 $53,033.83 Source ↗