Barge Design Solutions, Inc. PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$29,695
incl. $3,290 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$25,063
Operating & other
$13,063
52% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
20% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,063 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,063 (52%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $13,063 ÷ Total spent: $25,063
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $13,063
Contributions to candidates $3,000

“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 $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Preserving Our Community's Future $1,000.00
  • Black (2012), Diane $1,000.00
  • Re-Elect Curtis Hayes $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $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
Middle Tennessee Friends of Business PAC $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $4,000 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
Tommy Battle for Mayor Alabama $2,500.00
Campaign To Re-Elect Mayor Mickey Haddoc Alabama $500.00
Committee To Elect Stan Hogeland Alabama $500.00
Palmer Fo Alabama Campaign Alabama $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $12,862.50
Fees $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
R Randy Ferguson Peachtree Corners, GA Barge Design Solutions $2,600.00
Shannon Lambert Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $2,300.00
Carrie Stokes Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $2,080.00
Cendy Dodd Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions, Inc. $2,080.00
Chris Provost Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $2,080.00
Jeffrey Weis Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $2,080.00
Daniel Spann Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions, Inc. $1,640.00
Jason Lowe Huntsville, AL Barge Design Solutions $1,300.00
Barry Mott Dothan, AL Barge Design Solutions, Inc. $880.00
Charles Smith Nashville, TN Barge Design Solutions $880.00

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 2016 Historical $75,965.54 $82,148.04 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $74,124.54 $75,965.54 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Historical $69,969.04 $74,124.54 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $69,181.04 $69,969.04 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $67,580.04 $69,181.04 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $77,515.54 $67,580.04 Source ↗