Memphis

Memphis Building Trades Political Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jun 2010 · Treasurer: Jeremy Tallent · Memphis, TN

Raised
$14,430
Total Spent
$26,093
To TN candidates
$13,160
50% of spending
To other PACs
$8,530
33% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,093 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,160 (50%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $2,018 ÷ Total spent: $26,093
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,018
Contributions to candidates $13,160
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 $13,160 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $13,160 difference, $13,160 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,160 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Shaffer, Paul $7,500.00
  • Morris, Bobie $1,200.00
  • Robinson, Patricia $1,000.00
  • Brown, Joe $500.00
  • Burch, Charley $500.00
  • Ferguson , Kemp $500.00
  • Knox, Rachel $500.00
  • Wilbun, Shep $500.00
  • Wilder, Mary $500.00
  • Newton's Trophy Supply $460.00

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
Memphis Afl Cio Labor Council $7,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00
Asbestos Workers Local 90 PAC $29.52

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,385 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
North Creek Golf Council Mississippi $2,385.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Golf Supplies For Tournament $1,767.99
Donations $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Memphis Bldg Trades Memphis, TN — $3,600.00
Plumber 17 Memphis, TN — $1,340.00
Boilermakers No 263 Memphis, TN — $1,080.00
Iron Workers Local 167 Political Action League Memphis, TN — $970.00
Memphis Mechanical Association Memphis, TN — $500.00
Reynolds Cons Service Hecksville, NJ — $500.00
Asbestos Local Union 90 Memphis, TN — $490.00
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 474 (IBEW) Memphis, TN — $490.00
The Bog Group Orlando, FL — $490.00
Aaa Insulation Group Hernanda, MS — $250.00

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 $7,607.71 $4,463.19 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62434
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $16,225.70 $7,607.71 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60998