Housing Industry PAC HIPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$156,541
incl. $203 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$127,072
To TN candidates
$97,000
76% of spending
To other PACs
$25,954
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $89,000 to 77 candidates
$81,500 to 67 Republicans $7,500 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $127,072 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $97,000 (76%) — 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: $4,118 ÷ Total spent: $127,072
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,118
Contributions to candidates $97,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,500.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $2,500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $2,500.00
Tim Hicks † Tennessee House, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Dave Wright † Tennessee House, District 19 Rep. $2,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
John K Crawford † Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $97,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $89,000. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Burkhart, Jeff $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Ragan, John $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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $2,500.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,000.00
Home Builders Association of Tennessee $1,453.54

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $1,720.00
Accounting Compliance $900.00
Bank Fees $763.30
Fee $735.03

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Build PAC Cordova, TN — $25,000.00
John Crabbe Clarksville, TN Crabbe Homes $12,730.52
James Franks Franklin, TN TN Valley Homes $7,000.00
Hba of Middle Tennessee Brentwood, TN — $5,500.00
Barry Duke Okaland, TN Creekside Homes $5,000.00
Building Industry PAC Knoxville, TN — $5,000.00
Christopher Panfili Nolensville, TN D.R. Horton Inc. $5,000.00
Kim Brown Collierville, TN Kim Grant Homes $4,130.52
Ocoee Region Builders Association Cleveland, TN — $3,000.00
David McLemore Collierville, TN McLemore Home Builders $2,891.56

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 2024 Historical $51,762.77 $55,440.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $47,505.65 $51,762.77 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $95,184.97 $47,505.65 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $62,846.77 $95,184.97 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $59,851.67 $62,846.77 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $27,971.37 $59,851.67 Source ↗