Memphis

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2005 · Treasurer: Jonathan Childs · Nashville, TN

Raised
$20,375
incl. $2,725 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$19,918
To TN candidates
$8,450
42% of spending
Operating & other
$6,218
31% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,918 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,450 (42%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $6,218 ÷ Total spent: $19,918
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,218
Contributions to candidates $8,450
Source filings:

“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

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $8,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $8,450 difference, $8,450 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,450 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $7,500.00
  • A C Wharton for Public Service $500.00
  • Becky Rupp Election Campaign $250.00
  • Steele Mayor Campaign $100.00
  • Doyle Arp Campaign $100.00

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
Senate Democratic Caucus $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $5,000 to 4 candidates and committees 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Bob Riley for Governor Alabama $3,500.00
Jim Carns Campaign Committee Alabama $500.00
Mainstream PAC Alabama $500.00
Franklin PAC Alabama $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $3,547.34
Donations $1,750.00
Printing $745.63
Fees $175.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Davidson Nashville, TN BWSC, Inc. $3,000.00
Jim Downing Nashville, TN BWSC, Inc. $3,000.00
Bob Polk Birmingham, AL BWSC, Inc. $1,600.00
Dick Parker Oak Ridge, TN BWSC, Inc. $1,600.00
Garland Rose Nashville, TN Barge Waggoner Sumner \& Cannon $1,600.00
Barry Mott Dothan, AL Barge Design Solutions, Inc. $1,000.00
Thomas Allen Nashville, TN BWSC, Inc. $600.00
Charles Goforth Memphis, TN BWSC, Inc. $500.00
David West Nashville, TN BWSC, Inc. $500.00
Joe Ballard Nashville, TN — $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 2006 Historical $1,107.35 $1,681.03 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12562
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $660.39 $1,107.35 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11282
Q3 2006 Historical $1,187.23 $660.39 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10420
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $980.90 $1,187.23 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9520
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $4,854.66 $980.90 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8556
Q1 2006 Historical $1,239.00 $4,854.66 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6254