Housing Industry PAC HIPAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jann Dower · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $133,175 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $124,750 (94%) — 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).
- To TN candidates $124,750 94%
- To other PACs $7,000 5.3%
- Operating & other $1,025 0.8%
- Spent outside Tennessee $400 0.3%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Towns Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 84 | Dem. | $2,750.00 |
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Dave Wright † | Tennessee House, District 19 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $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 $124,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,750. Of the $117,000 difference, $117,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $117,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Head, Tommy $4,500.00
- Bowers, Kathryn $4,000.00
- Cohen, Steve $4,000.00
- Hargett, Tre $3,500.00
- Naifeh, Jimmy $3,500.00
- Deberry, Lois $3,000.00
- Jones, Jr., Ulysses $3,000.00
- Todd, Curry $3,000.00
- Cooper, Jerry $2,500.00
- Crutchfield, Ward $2,500.00
- …and 82 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.
Contributions to Other PACs
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $2,000.00 |
| Tenn Republican Caucus | $2,000.00 |
| Gap PAC | $1,000.00 |
| Target PAC | $1,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $500.00 |
| Raam PAC | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $400 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Nahb Build PAC | Washington, D.C. | $400.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $750.00 |
| Annual Fee | $150.00 |
| Fee | $125.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | Donations | 01/12/2004 | $500.00 |
| Cooper, Barbara | Donations | 01/08/2004 | $250.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Annual Fee | 01/27/2004 | $150.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Fee | 01/27/2004 | $125.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Build PAC | Cordova, TN | — | $40,750.00 |
| Building Industry PAC | Knoxville, TN | — | $7,750.00 |
| Chatt PAC Leg Arm | Chattanooga, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Jackson Area Hba PAC | Jackson, TN | — | $3,000.00 |
| Carbine Development | Franklin, TN | — | $1,600.00 |
| Edward Baker | Hendersonville, TN | SEARS Contract Sales | $1,350.00 |
| Henry Douglas | Nashville, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Keith Whittington | Johnson City, TN | Whittington Construction | $850.00 |
| Sam Kassem | Kingsport, TN | Kassem Custom Builders, Inc. | $750.00 |
| Burl Young | Hendersonville, TN | Sears | $732.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.