Memphis

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Paul A. Noble · Washington, DC

Raised
$174,580
incl. $171,978 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$61,000
Operating & other
$50,000
82% of spending
To TN candidates
$6,000
9.8% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $61,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $50,000 (82%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $50,000 ÷ Total spent: $61,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $50,000
Contributions to candidates $6,000
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. Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $6,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends of David Sharpe $2,500.00
  • Lee Harris for Mayor $2,500.00
  • Greg Beck Campaign $1,000.00

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
Committee To Re-Elect Judge Sherry Paty $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $50,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James T Springfield Soddy Daisy, TN Ibew $1,200.00
Larry Reidenbach Lebanon, TN Ibew $600.00
Curtis Sharpe South Pittsburg, TN Ibew $580.00
Brent E Hall Lebanon, TN Ibew $115.00
Quentin Tanner Dickson, TN Ibew $107.50

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 2022 Historical $1,543,166.03 $1,544,949.53 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 106820
Pre-General 2022 Historical $1,568,065.21 $1,543,166.03 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106030
Q3 2022 Historical $1,539,700.51 $1,568,065.21 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104913
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $1,539,539.47 $1,539,700.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102304
Q2 2022 Historical $1,533,022.06 $1,539,539.47 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101135
Q1 2022 Historical $1,431,369.36 $1,533,022.06 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98933