Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$80,972
incl. $10,745 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$58,127
Operating & other
$35,627
61% of spending
To TN candidates
$22,500
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,000 to 23 candidates
$17,000 to 20 Republicans $2,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $58,127 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,627 (61%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $35,627 ÷ Total spent: $58,127
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $35,627
Contributions to candidates $22,500
Source filings:

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
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $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

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,000. Of the $3,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 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 $2,500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $29,000.00
Legislative Reception $3,626.77
Sponsorship $3,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Alexander Metals, Inc. Nashville, TN — $1,750.00
Casin Swann Pleasant Shade, TN Pavement Restorations Inc. $1,500.00
Alexei Jaglowski Murfreesboro, TN Bell Construction $1,300.00
Bryan Hay Franklin, TN Skanska Usa $1,250.00
Roger White Franklin, TN Rackley Roofing $1,170.00
Blake French Knoxville, TN The Wakefield Corp $1,000.00
Brandt Frye Nashville, TN Hensel Phelps $1,000.00
Brent Neal Franklin, TN Frank E Neal \& Co $1,000.00
Charles Irby Nashville, TN Irby Investments, LLC $1,000.00
Chuck Mabe Knoxville, TN The Christman Company $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 2023 Amended Historical $140,649.03 $142,672.26 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $119,827.03 $140,649.03 Source ↗