Nashville Building Construction Trades Council

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: William Johnson · Nashville, TN

Raised

$33,576

incl. $28,576 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$34,890

Operating & other

$27,140

78% of spending

To TN candidates

$6,500

19% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $34,890 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,140 (78%) — 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: $27,140 ÷ Total spent: $34,890

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$27,140
Contributions to candidates	$6,500

Source filings:

Operating & other $27,140 78%
To TN candidates $6,500 19%
To other PACs $1,250 3.6%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $6,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $6,500 difference, $6,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Hale, James $2,000.00
Jones, Sherry $1,000.00
Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $1,000.00
Cobb, Ty $500.00
Givens, Aubrey $500.00
Moore, Gary $500.00
Richardson, Jeanne $500.00
Daron Hall for Sheriff $250.00
Henry, Douglas $250.00

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
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee	$1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus	$250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Lobby Service-Labor	$16,800.00
Lobbyist - Labor Expense	$9,600.00
Lobbyist - Registration Fee	$740.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Darnell, Riley	Lobbyist - Labor Expense	06/02/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobbyist - Labor Expense	05/05/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobbyist - Labor Expense	04/01/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobbyist - Labor Expense	03/05/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobby Service-Labor	01/04/2010	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobby Service-Labor	12/14/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobby Service-Labor	11/05/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobby Service-Labor	10/06/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobby Service-Labor	09/04/2009	$2,400.00
Darnell, Riley	Lobby Service-Labor	08/03/2009	$2,400.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee	Nashville, TN	—	$5,000.00

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 2009 Historical	$1,321.25	$248.93	Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29031
Mid-Year 2009 Historical	$1,942.75	$1,321.25	Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28036