Intl Union of Painters Allied Trades PAC TN

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2011 · Treasurer: Gregg Smith · Hanover, MD

Raised
$3,379,407
incl. $3,016,108 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$47,700
To TN candidates
$45,700
96% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
4.2% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,700 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $45,700 (96%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $47,700
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $45,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $45,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $45,700 difference, $45,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $45,700 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 Fabian Bedne $8,100.00
  • Zulfat Suara for Council $8,100.00
  • Sandra Sepulveda for Council $6,500.00
  • Nashville Justice League $5,000.00
  • Community To Elect Gicola Lane $4,500.00
  • Friends of Bob Memdes $4,500.00
  • Friends of Ginny Welsch $4,000.00
  • Friends of Colby Sledge $2,000.00
  • Friends of Russ Bradford $2,000.00
  • Burchett, Tim $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
Ready for Freddie Committee $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Robert Gilmore Dawson, IA Iupat $2,850.00
Joseph Kolick Hanover, MD Iupat $1,914.00
George Galis Derwood, MD Iupat $1,906.74
Kenneth Rigmaiden Gambrills, MD Iupat $1,906.74
William Candelori Warrington, PA Iupat $1,668.26
Gregory Raftery Florissant, MO Iupat $1,551.74
Mark Van Zevern Hayward, CA Iupat $1,540.00
Harry Zell Lebanon, IN Iupat $1,441.74
Andrew Larson New Market, MD Iupat $1,300.08
Anton Ruesing Frederick, MD Iupat $1,300.08

Showing the top 500 of 521 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).

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 2019 Historical $1,502,423.95 $2,175,886.19 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $571,096.23 $1,502,423.95 Source ↗