Memphis

Memphis Building Trades Political Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$11,124
incl. $48 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$12,750
Operating & other
$9,000
71% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,750
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 1 candidate
$1,500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,000 (71%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $9,000 ÷ Total spent: $12,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,000
Contributions to candidates $3,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gabby Salinas † Tennessee House, District 96 Dem. $1,500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $3,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $1,250.00
  • Creasy, Allan $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $5,000.00
Labor-Political Canvassing $4,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Plumber 17 Memphis, TN — $1,570.00
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 474 (IBEW) Memphis, TN — $940.00
Labor First Mt Laurel, NJ — $500.00
Mechanical Contractors Memphis, TN — $500.00
Reynolds Cons Service Hecksville, NJ — $500.00
Southern Benefit Association Goodlettsville, TN — $500.00
Aaa Insulation Group Hernanda, MS — $490.00
Asbestos Local Union 90 Memphis, TN — $490.00
Iron Workers Local 167 Memphis, TN — $490.00
Union Labor Life Insurance Silver Spring, MD — $490.00

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 2018 Amended Historical $13,013.64 $13,913.64 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 85182
Pre-General 2018 Historical $19,789.64 $13,013.64 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81632
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $17,339.64 $19,789.64 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 81637
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $17,039.64 $17,339.64 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78601
Q2 2018 Historical $15,539.64 $17,039.64 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76402
Q1 2018 Historical $15,489.64 $15,539.64 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75412

As filed on this report: cash beginning $15,489.64, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $15,539.64.