Memphis

Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,885
incl. $230 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,100
To TN candidates
$7,100
88% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,000
12% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,100 (88%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $8,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,100
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 $7,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $7,100 difference, $7,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Karl Dean for Mayor $6,100.00
  • A C Wharton for Mayor $500.00
  • Madeline Rogero for Mayor $250.00
  • Mark Padgett for Mayor $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Tommy Battle for Mayor Alabama $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Robert Higgins Jr Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions, Inc. $2,600.00
Thomas Allen Nashville, TN BWSC, Inc. $2,080.00
Gary Curtis Nashville, TN BWSC $1,340.00
Samuel Petty Mt. Juliet, TN Barge Waggoner Sumner \& Cannon $1,250.00
Dennis Ward Kingsport, TN BWSC, Inc. $1,115.00
Paula Harris Nashville, TN BWSC, Inc. $1,090.00
Charles Goforth Memphis, TN BWSC, Inc. $1,040.00
Matt Stovall Chattanooga, TN BWSC, Inc. $1,040.00
Ken Todd Nashville, TN BWSC, Inc. $1,000.00
Bruce Anderson Huntsville, AL BWSC $790.00

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
Year-End 2011 Historical $11,938.43 $22,383.43 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38054
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $11,698.43 $11,938.43 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37069