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
To TN candidates
$48,500
83% of spending
Operating & other
$9,627
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $45,000 to 42 candidates
$38,500 to 34 Republicans $6,500 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $58,127 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $48,500 (83%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $9,627 ÷ Total spent: $58,127
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,627
Contributions to candidates $48,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $3,000.00
Patsy Hazlewood † Tennessee House, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $2,000.00
Jerome F. Moon † Tennessee House, District 08 Rep. $1,500.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,500.00
Tim Hicks † Tennessee House, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $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 $48,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $45,000. Of the $3,500 difference, $4,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $1,000 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $4,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Johnson, Curtis $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Legislative Reception $3,626.77
Sponsorship $3,000.00
Donations $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: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111346
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $119,827.03 $140,649.03 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109212