Housing Industry PAC HIPAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jann Dower · Nashville, TN

Raised
$18,655
incl. $451 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$50,961
To TN candidates
$40,300
79% of spending
Operating & other
$10,661
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,200 to 11 candidates
$4,800 to 9 Republicans $400 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $50,961 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,300 (79%) — 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: $10,661 ÷ Total spent: $50,961
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,661
Contributions to candidates $40,300

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $400.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $300.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $200.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $200.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $200.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $40,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,200. Of the $35,100 difference, $35,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $35,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Haslam, Bill $7,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,500.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $1,000.00
  • Dennis, Vance $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Matheny, Judd $1,000.00
  • Todd, Curry $1,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $600.00
  • Dunn, Bill $600.00
  • …and 61 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 $7,500.00
Professional Services $2,500.00
Bank Fees $561.23
Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Build PAC Cordova, TN — $5,000.00
Edward Baker Hendersonville, TN SEARS Contract Sales $2,000.00
Phil Chamberlain Eads, TN Chamberlain and McCreery $2,000.00
Home Builders Association of Cumberland County Crossville, TN — $1,552.00
Home Builders Assn of Chattanooga PAC Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
David Stauffer Blountville, TN Stauffer Construction $842.00
Charlotte Jones Cleveland, TN K.A.C.E. $800.00
Schba PAC Fund Sevierville, TN — $650.00
Ed Zarb Knoxville, TN Zarb Homes, LLC $500.00
James Carbine Franklin, TN Carbine Development $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 2010 Historical $6,559.92 $2,935.23 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $6,090.77 $6,559.92 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $42,633.93 $6,090.77 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $33,449.50 $42,633.93 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $33,389.70 $33,449.50 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $34,000.99 $33,389.70 Source ↗