Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC
Registered Nov 2005 · Treasurer: Jonathan Childs · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $18,045 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,600 (42%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
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 / overhead spending | $3,195 |
| Contributions to candidates | $5,750 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $7,600 42%
- To TN candidates $5,750 32%
- Operating & other $3,195 18%
- To other PACs $1,500 8.3%
“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
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $5,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $5,750 difference, $5,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $5,750 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 $5,000.00
- McDonald, George $250.00
- Friends of Keith McDonald $250.00
- Friends of Mark Luttrell $250.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Committee To Elect Claude Ramsey | $1,000.00 |
| Tennessee Architects PAC | $500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $7,600 to 3 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Robert Bentley for Governor | Alabama | $5,600.00 |
| Committee To Elect Carl Rodgers | Georgia | $1,500.00 |
| Tim James 2010 | Alabama | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Food / Beverage | $2,195.29 |
| Donations | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monell's Dining & Catering | Food / Beverage | 09/08/2010 | $2,195.29 |
| Dean, Karl | Donations | 07/19/2010 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Higgins Jr | Nashville, TN | Barge Design Solutions, Inc. | $2,600.00 |
| Kenneth Zyga | Nashville, TN | BWSC, Inc. | $2,088.00 |
| Thomas Allen | Nashville, TN | BWSC, Inc. | $1,960.00 |
| George Garden | Nashville, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| LYNN Cain | Dayton, OH | BWSC, Inc. | $1,000.00 |
| Samuel Petty | Mt. Juliet, TN | Barge Waggoner Sumner \& Cannon | $1,000.00 |
| Charles Goforth | Memphis, TN | BWSC, Inc. | $900.00 |
| Dennis Ward | Kingsport, TN | BWSC, Inc. | $900.00 |
| Matt Stovall | Chattanooga, TN | BWSC, Inc. | $900.00 |
| Paula Harris | Nashville, TN | BWSC, Inc. | $900.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2010 Historical | $8,263.43 | $11,698.43 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $7,893.43 | $8,263.43 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $16,854.72 | $7,893.43 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $18,962.72 | $16,854.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Amended Historical | $14,438.72 | $18,962.72 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $7,757.02 | $14,438.72 | Source ↗ |