Home Builders Assn of Greater Chattanooga PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Hannah Gunter · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$43,080
incl. $8,955 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$62,500
To TN candidates
$61,000
98% of spending
Operating & other
$1,500
2.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 2 candidates
$3,000 to 1 Republican $3,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $62,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $61,000 (98%) — 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: $1,500 ÷ Total spent: $62,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,500
Contributions to candidates $61,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $3,000.00
Yusuf A. Hakeem † Tennessee House, District 28 Dem. $3,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $61,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. Of the $55,000 difference, $55,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $55,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Citizens for Jim Coppinger $5,000.00
  • Warren Mackey Campaign $4,000.00
  • Chester Bankston Campaign $4,000.00
  • Chip Baker Campaign $4,000.00
  • Greg Back Campaign $4,000.00
  • Greg Martin for County Commissioner $4,000.00
  • Joe Graham Campaign $4,000.00
  • Randy Fairbanks $4,000.00
  • Sabrena Turner Smedley Campaign $4,000.00
  • Friends of David Sharpe $4,000.00
  • …and 5 more recipients

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 $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Chattanooga Edge Bni Hixson, TN — $3,750.00
Ethan Collier Construction Co Chattanooga, TN — $3,000.00
Business Builders of Chattanooga Bni Hixson, TN — $2,250.00
Bni Southeast Tennessee Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $1,500.00
Howard High Class of 1972 Chattanooga, TN — $1,170.00
Chattanooga Area Pest Control Assn Chattanooga, TN — $860.00
Alan Chance Hixson, TN Retired $585.00
An Vicky Ooltewah, TN Suntrust $585.00
Brandon Hudgins Charleston, TN Amazon $585.00
Breanna Summerow Chattanooga, TN Jm Inflatables, LLC $585.00

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 2018 Historical $15,196.25 $24,609.41 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $17,853.06 $15,196.25 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $23,776.10 $17,853.06 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $21,588.10 $23,776.10 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $43,167.74 $21,588.10 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $45,068.55 $43,167.74 Source ↗