Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$100,994
incl. $5,500 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$16,500
To TN candidates
$12,000
73% of spending
To other PACs
$4,500
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,000 to 7 candidates
$9,000 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $12,000 (73%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $16,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 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 $12,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,000. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 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
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00

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 Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Assn Builders Contractors Mid TN Chapter Nashville, TN — $19,747.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $5,250.00
Brasfield Gorrie, LLC Nashville, TN — $4,000.00
Joseph Construction Knoxville, TN — $3,250.00
Abec Electric Inc. Nashville, TN — $2,750.00
Civil Constructors Franklin, TN — $2,750.00
Brent Neal Franklin, TN Frank E Neal \& Co $2,500.00
Walker Electric Co Inc. Nashville, TN — $2,250.00
Parkes Construction Franklin, TN — $2,000.00
Trades Unlimited Nashville, TN — $2,000.00

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 2021 Amended Historical $59,417.01 $85,663.91 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $1,170.01 $59,417.01 Source ↗