Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$52,163
incl. $2,895 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,000
To TN candidates
$13,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,500 to 12 candidates
$9,500 to 11 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,000 (100%) — 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: $13,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $13,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,000.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $13,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00

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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Brasfield Gorrie, LLC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Dewalt Nashville, TN — $1,110.00
Baker Concrete Nashville, TN — $1,100.00
T W Frierson Nashville, TN — $1,050.00
Bell Associates Construction LP Brentwood, TN — $1,000.00
Glenn E Mitchell Louisville, TN — $1,000.00
Richard Smith Nashville, TN Smith Cashion & Orr $1,000.00
Skanska Usa Franklin, TN — $1,000.00
Rackley Roofing Carthage, TN — $955.00
Bonitz Inc. Nashville, 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 2022 Historical $112,593.03 $119,827.03 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Amended Historical $102,663.91 $112,593.03 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Amended Historical $101,903.91 $102,663.91 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical $101,053.91 $101,903.91 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $84,013.91 $101,053.91 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $85,663.91 $84,013.91 Source ↗