Building Industry PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Ashley Burnette · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$32,503
incl. $6,403 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$32,325
Operating & other
$25,325
78% of spending
To TN candidates
$5,500
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 3 candidates
$2,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,325 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,325 (78%) — 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: $25,325 ÷ Total spent: $32,325
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $25,325
Contributions to candidates $5,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Justin Lafferty † Tennessee House, District 89 Rep. $1,000.00
Tim Hicks † Tennessee House, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Elaine Davis † Tennessee House, District 18 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 $5,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. 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:

  • Glenn Jacobs for County Mayor $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • Pozy, David $500.00
  • David Ball for County Commission $500.00
  • Friends of Julia Hurley $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Committee To Elect Gina Oster $750.00
Committee To Elect Mark S Matlock $500.00
Committee To Elect Rhonda Lee $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Direct Marketing $8,000.00
In-Kind Expense For Local Candidate Julia Hurley $7,780.25
In-Kind Expense For Local Candidate Eddie Simpson $7,687.36
In-Kind Expense For Local Candidate Mark Matlock $1,857.27

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Cook Bros Construction Louisville, TX — $5,000.00
Horton Knoxville, TN — $5,000.00
Westside Farms LLC Lenior City, TN — $5,000.00
Primos Land Company LLC Knoxville, TN — $2,500.00
Fairfax Development Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Goodall Homes LLC Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Rebecca Snyder Knoxville, TN Ken Loomis Construction $1,000.00
127 Properties LLC Knoxville, TN — $500.00
Alan Van WHY Harriman, TN Noble Knights Construction $500.00
Blue Mallard Homes Knoxville, 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 $21,039.66 $23,439.66 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $21,039.66 $21,039.66 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $18,089.66 $21,039.66 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $18,089.66 $18,089.66 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $36,953.54 $18,089.66 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $23,161.54 $36,953.54 Source ↗