Building Industry PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$13,529
incl. $7,929 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,095
To TN candidates
$2,000
39% of spending
Operating & other
$1,895
37% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,095 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,000 (39%) — 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: $1,895 ÷ Total spent: $5,095
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,895
Contributions to candidates $2,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Tim Hicks † Tennessee House, District 06 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 $2,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Garrett Holt for County Commission $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $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 Tim Hill $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Leonard Waring Alder $200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $1,894.90

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Byron Wood Knoxville, TN Fairfax Development $500.00
Christopher Knight Knoxville, TN William Knight Insurance $500.00
Cook Bros Construction Louisville, TX — $500.00
Eagle Cdi Seymour, TN — $500.00
Horton Knoxville, TN — $500.00
Ken Loomis Sevierville, TN Ken Loomis Construction $500.00
Kyle Ward Knoxville, TN Ward Waste Services $500.00
Lisa Smith Knoxville, TN Ferguson Enterprises $500.00
Matt McAndrews Powell, TN MMC Homes $500.00
Upland South Construction 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
Year-End 2023 Historical $30,637.76 $32,373.76 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $23,439.66 $30,637.76 Source ↗