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Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,250
Total Spent
$42,400
To other PACs
$22,500
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$19,750
47% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,000 to 19 candidates
$7,750 to 18 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $42,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,500 (53%) — 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: $150 ÷ Total spent: $42,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $19,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Bud Hulsey † Tennessee House, District 02 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 $19,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,000. Of the $11,750 difference, $11,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • …and 11 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
Middle TN Agc PAC $10,500.00
Nashville Business Coalition $8,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Jobs4Tn PAC $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Checks $150.33

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Abc Greater TN Chapter Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Comfort Group The Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $2,000.00
David Stansell Nashville, TN Stansell Electric Company $1,000.00
Enterprise Electric LLC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Ic Thomasson Assoc Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Michael Rankin Gallatin, TN J.E. Crain & Son, Inc. $1,000.00
R C Mathews Contractor Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
R G Anderson Co Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Robert Anderson Nashville, TN Owner $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
Year-End 2015 Historical $19,697.06 $1,546.73 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61841
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $22,697.06 $19,697.06 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61182