Ironworkers Local 704 Political Action Committee
Registered Sep 2004 · Treasurer: Ryan E. Scott · Chattanooga, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $44,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,000 (61%) — 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 / overhead spending | $1,500 |
| Contributions to candidates | $27,000 |
- To TN candidates $27,000 61%
- To other PACs $11,500 26%
- Spent outside Tennessee $4,500 10%
- Operating & other $1,500 3.4%
“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 $27,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $27,000 difference, $27,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $27,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Lewis, Jim $10,000.00
- Tipton, Anita $2,500.00
- Berke, Andrew $2,500.00
- Price, Scott $2,000.00
- Clark, Doug $2,000.00
- Eaton, Frank $2,000.00
- Elect Jim Coppinger $1,500.00
- Curtiss, Charles $1,500.00
- Butler, Jelena $1,000.00
- Elect Ron Powers $1,000.00
- …and 1 more recipients
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee | $5,000.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $5,000.00 |
| Hamilton County Democratic Party | $1,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $4,500 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ironworkers Political Action League (Ipa | Washington, D.C. | $4,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $1,500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ironworkers Political Action League (Ipa | Donations | 01/05/2012 | $1,500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Iron Workers Joint Apprenticeship Comm | Chattanooga, TN | — | $24,646.76 |
| Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee | Nashville, TN | — | $4,448.93 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2012 Historical | $2,898.20 | $5,713.54 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $8,398.20 | $2,898.20 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $8,152.45 | $8,398.20 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $7,021.89 | $8,152.45 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $27,264.62 | $7,021.89 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $21,166.98 | $27,264.62 | Source ↗ |