Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,809
incl. $194 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$32,950
To TN candidates
$25,000
76% of spending
To other PACs
$6,200
19% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,000 (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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $32,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $25,000
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 $25,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $25,000 difference, $25,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $25,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends of Megan Barry $7,600.00
  • Fox for Mayor 2015 $7,400.00
  • Linda Eskin Rebrovick $3,500.00
  • Charles Robert Bone for Mayor $3,500.00
  • Preserving Our Community's Future $1,000.00
  • Ken Moore for Mayor $500.00
  • Linda for Nashville $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Brandy Blanton, Alderman At Large $250.00
  • Clyde Barnhill, Alderman At Large $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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC $5,000.00
Williamson Business PAC $1,200.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,750 to 2 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
Committee To Elect Keith Greene Georgia $1,500.00
Committee To Elect Jeff Mullis Georgia $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
R Randy Ferguson Peachtree Corners, GA Barge Design Solutions $2,250.00
Carrie Stokes Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $2,080.00
Cendy Dodd Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions, Inc. $1,480.00
Chris Triplett Memphis, TN Barge Design Solutions $1,040.00
Paul Dougherty Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $1,040.00
Joe Bissaillon Miamisburg, OH Barge Design Solutions $940.00
Chris Provost Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $800.00
Russell Moorehead Chattanooga, TN BWSC $800.00
Nelson Elam Kingsport, TN Barge Design Solutions $780.00
Randall Hudgings Memphis, TN Barge Design Solutions $780.00

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 2015 Historical $94,604.54 $77,515.54 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $88,757.03 $94,604.54 Source ↗