Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$28,103
Total Spent
$32,000
To TN candidates
$30,000
94% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
6.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,500 to 27 candidates
$18,000 to 26 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,000 (94%) — 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: $32,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $30,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Rose † Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $1,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $1,000.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $1,000.00
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $1,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Sherrell † Tennessee House, District 43 Rep. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $30,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,500. Of the $11,500 difference, $11,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Calfee, Kent $1,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,000.00
  • Staples, Rick $1,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $1,000.00
  • BYRD, David $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $500.00
  • …and 8 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 $1,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Abc Greater TN Chapter Nashville, TN — $18,103.00
Joseph Construction Knoxville, TN — $2,000.00
Abec Electric Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,500.00
Carter Group LLC Brentwood, TN — $1,000.00
Glenn E Mitchell Louisville, TN — $1,000.00
Jimmy Batten Hendersonville, TN Batten \& Shaw, Inc. $1,000.00
Pavement Restorations Inc. Milan, TN — $1,000.00
Trades Unlimited Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Compass Partners LLC Brentwood, TN — $500.00
Copperhead, Inc. Spring Hill, TN — $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 2020 Historical $3,670.01 $1,170.01 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $3,670.01 $3,670.01 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $67.01 $3,670.01 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $11,567.01 $67.01 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $10,067.01 $11,567.01 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Late Historical $5,567.01 $10,067.01 Source ↗