Carpenters Local Union 223 PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Matthew Boner · Lavergne, TN

Raised

$20,024

incl. $2,867 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$23,136

Operating & other

$16,496

71% of spending

To other PACs

$3,500

15% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,136 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,496 (71%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $16,496 ÷ Total spent: $23,136

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$16,496
Contributions to candidates	$3,140

Source filings:

Operating & other $16,496 71%
To other PACs $3,500 15%
To TN candidates $3,140 14%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,140 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,140 difference, $3,140 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,140 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
Davidson County Sheriff Dept $500.00
Norris, Richard $500.00
Derryberry, Guy $250.00
Summers, John $250.00
Langster, Edith Taylor $250.00
Laster, Greg $250.00
Office Depot $140.32

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
Tenn Democratic Partyt	$2,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus	$1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Promotional Items	$5,214.63
Donations	$2,560.00
Food / Beverage	$2,346.81
Professional Services	$1,348.00
Reimbursement	$1,083.68
Office Supplies	$944.55
Inkind-Stakes/Kurita	$718.50
Advertising	$597.22
Campaign Workers	$324.90
Dues / Subscriptions	$277.32

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Good Time Music	Professional Services	11/17/2004	$1,348.00
Unlimited Graphics	Promotional Items	11/04/2004	$1,322.53
Ambrosia Catering	Food / Beverage	12/11/2004	$1,300.00
Unlimited Graphics	Promotional Items	07/02/2004	$1,124.41
Cedar Stream	Promotional Items	07/02/2004	$1,000.00
Nashville Building Trades	Donations	06/14/2004	$1,000.00
Unlimited Graphics	Promotional Items	08/03/2004	$934.60
The Home Depot	Inkind-Stakes/Kurita	08/19/2004	$718.50
Al Menish Shrine Temple	Donations	07/15/2004	$700.00
Unlimited Graphics	Advertising	01/12/2004	$597.22

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
NPS Day Zimmerman	Nashville, TN	—	$11,309.78
Cumberland Archietercial Millwork	Nashville, TN	—	$2,866.58
Washington Group	New Johnsonville, TN	—	$1,807.01
Modern Woodcrafts	Farmington, CT	—	$801.00
Southern Marine	Chattanooga, TN	—	$217.96

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 2004 Historical	$9,288.24	$3,117.49	Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2937
Q3 2004 Amended Historical	$11,757.35	$9,288.24	Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 3837
Q2 2004 Historical	$11,091.36	$11,757.35	Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 658
Q1 2004 Historical	$9,146.76	$11,091.36	Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 54