Nashville Building Construction Trades Council

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Nashville Building Construction Trades Council — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $6,036.75 $11,249.44 $8,000.00
2025 $6,908.80 $6,050.00 $0.00
2024 $9,087.75 $9,450.00 $8,000.00
2023 $14,843.85 $16,268.77 $0.00
2022 $9,076.55 $2,250.00 $0.00
2021 $3,835.30 $0.00 $0.00
2020 $2,501.13 $1,500.00 $0.00
2019 $10,843.23 $11,500.00 $2,000.00
2018 $11,163.50 $10,150.00 $1,500.00
2017 $1,678.70 $1,400.00 $0.00
2016 $13,896.30 $16,100.00 $3,250.00
2015 $13,415.90 $9,700.00 $1,000.00
2014 $10,200.00 $10,140.00 $2,000.00
2013 $5,104.50 $4,295.00 $2,500.00
2012 $16,217.50 $18,750.00 $3,000.00
2011 $5,921.44 $3,250.00 $0.00
2010 $22,241.54 $22,745.00 $1,500.00
2009 $33,576.11 $34,890.00 $0.00
2008 $21,717.25 $21,500.00 $0.00
2007 $14,263.20 $14,300.00 $200.00
2006 $16,331.00 $19,500.00 $0.00
2005 $6,307.00 $4,620.00 $0.00
2004 $23,518.00 $22,025.00 $0.00
All years $278,685.30 $271,633.21 $30,950.00
Raised
$278,685
incl. $213,016 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$271,633
To TN candidates
$193,060
71% of spending
Operating & other
$39,433
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $30,950 to 13 candidates
$1,500 to 1 Republican $29,450 to 12 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $271,633 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $193,060 (71%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $39,433 ÷ Total spent: $271,633
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $39,433
Contributions to candidates $193,060

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $12,200.00
Allie Phillips Tennessee House, District 75 Dem. $4,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $3,000.00
Jerri Green Governor Dem. $2,000.00
Mark Proctor Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $2,000.00
Ronnie L. Glynn † Tennessee House, District 67 Dem. $2,000.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $1,500.00
Garfield Scott † Tennessee House, District 68 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Shaundelle Brooks † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $193,060 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $30,950. Of the $162,110 difference, $159,610 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $2,500 has not been matched to a receipt on those candidates’ own filings.

Its filing also reports $159,610 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Barnes, Tim $10,000.00
  • Davidson, David $10,000.00
  • O'Connell, Freddy $9,400.00
  • Jones, Sherry $8,500.00
  • Barry, Megan $5,850.00
  • Hayes, Linda $4,000.00
  • Tidwell, John $4,000.00
  • Friends of Daren Hall $3,350.00
  • Hale, James $3,000.00
  • Bell, Jodie $2,500.00
  • …and 123 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tenn Democratic Party $7,250.00
Tenn Senate Democratic Caucus $6,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,500.00
Working Families Party PAC $5,000.00
Davidson County Democrats $2,850.00
Mtsu College Democrats $2,000.00
Committee To Elect Mariah Phillips $1,000.00
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee $1,000.00
Tennessee House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Chairs Association $890.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $250 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
Political Education Fund of B.C.T.D Washington, D.C. $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lobby Service-Labor $16,800.00
Lobbyist - Labor Expense $14,400.00
Donations $2,050.00
Accounting Services $1,815.00
Sponsorship $850.00
Lobbyist - Registration Fee $740.00
Accounting Fees $600.00
Sponsor For Breakfast $500.00
Registration Fee $490.00
Professional Services $370.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Nashville Building Trades Council Nashville, TN — $46,883.70
Nashville Bldg Trades Nashvcille, TN — $13,535.50
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Political Educational Fund of the BCTD Washington, DC — $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
Q3 2026 $12,809.79 $11,060.35 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129172
Pre-Primary 2026 $14,809.79 $12,809.79 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127907
Q2 2026 $13,592.04 $14,809.79 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126400
Q1 2026 $11,273.04 $13,592.04 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125236
Year-End 2025 $16,423.04 $11,273.04 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123693
Mid-Year 2025 $10,414.24 $16,423.04 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121714
Q4 2024 Historical $10,414.24 $10,414.24 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119988
Pre-General 2024 Historical $13,848.49 $10,414.24 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118927
Q3 2024 Historical $13,364.74 $13,848.49 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117041
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $13,364.74 $13,364.74 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115910
Q2 2024 Historical $10,326.49 $13,364.74 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113923
Q1 2024 Historical $10,776.49 $10,326.49 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112547
Year-End 2023 Historical $16,224.86 $10,776.49 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111672
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $12,201.41 $16,224.86 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109754
Q4 2022 Historical $12,246.41 $12,201.41 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107924
Pre-General 2022 Historical $11,845.21 $12,246.41 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106394
Q3 2022 Historical $9,854.01 $11,845.21 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105242
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $9,854.01 $9,854.01 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103130
Q2 2022 Historical $7,779.81 $9,854.01 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101607
Q1 2022 Historical $5,554.86 $7,779.81 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99418
Year-End 2021 Historical $1,809.66 $5,554.86 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97681
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $2,014.66 $1,809.66 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95913
Q4 2020 Historical $2,038.67 $2,014.66 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94189
Pre-General 2020 Historical $2,038.67 $2,038.67 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92468
Q3 2020 Historical $2,083.67 $2,038.67 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91880
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $2,583.67 $2,083.67 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90322
Q2 2020 Historical $727.54 $2,583.67 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89153
Q1 2020 Historical $1,272.54 $727.54 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87757
Year-End 2019 Historical $669.31 $1,272.54 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86562
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $2,109.31 $669.31 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84737
Q4 2018 Historical $2,169.31 $2,109.31 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 83193
Pre-General 2018 Historical $5.81 $2,169.31 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81712
Q3 2018 Historical $35.81 $5.81 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80099

As filed on this report: cash beginning $35.81, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $5.81.

Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $1,035.81 $35.81 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78446
Q2 2018 Historical $750.81 $1,035.81 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76770
Q1 2018 Historical $1,260.81 $750.81 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74459
Year-End 2017 Historical $87.11 $1,260.81 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73388
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1,377.11 $87.11 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71989
Q4 2016 Historical $2,187.11 $1,377.11 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70319
Pre-General 2016 Historical $4,187.11 $2,187.11 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69211
Q3 2016 Historical $452.11 $4,187.11 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67766
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $3,967.11 $452.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66230
Q2 2016 Historical $3,670.81 $3,967.11 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65167
Q1 2016 Historical $3,770.81 $3,670.81 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63559
Year-End 2015 Historical $1,045.36 $3,770.81 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62424
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $334.91 $1,045.36 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60522
Q4 2014 Historical $394.91 $334.91 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59466
Pre-General 2014 Historical $694.91 $394.91 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57796
Q3 2014 Historical $724.91 $694.91 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56745
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $1,829.91 $724.91 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54880
Q2 2014 Historical $1,124.91 $1,829.91 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53317
Q1 2014 Historical $644.91 $1,124.91 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51276
Year-End 2013 Historical $1,705.66 $644.91 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49621
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $215.41 $1,705.66 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48006
Q4 2012 Historical $260.41 $215.41 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46303

As filed on this report: cash beginning $260.41, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $215.41.

Pre-General 2012 Historical $5,760.41 $260.41 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45016
Q3 2012 Historical $4,354.41 $5,760.41 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43939
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $4,354.41 $4,354.41 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42606
Q2 2012 Historical $4,339.91 $4,354.41 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41337
Q1 2012 Historical $2,766.91 $4,339.91 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40061
Year-End 2011 Historical $2,800.66 $2,766.91 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38859
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $255.47 $2,800.66 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37643
Q4 2010 Historical $1,309.47 $255.47 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36153
Pre-General 2010 Historical $4,309.47 $1,309.47 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34951
Q3 2010 Historical $6,358.22 $4,309.47 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33912
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $3,558.84 $6,358.22 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32617
Q2 2010 Historical $207.93 $3,558.84 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31738
Q1 2010 Historical $248.93 $207.93 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30384
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
Q4 2008 Historical $236.75 $1,942.75 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26170
Pre-General 2008 Historical $486.75 $236.75 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25268
Q3 2008 Historical $3,236.75 $486.75 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23840
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $3,236.75 $3,236.75 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22771
Q2 2008 Historical $6,241.75 $3,236.75 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21727
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $163.50 $6,241.75 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20979
Year-End 2007 Historical $2,653.60 $163.50 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15027
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $454.30 $2,653.60 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13579
Q4 2006 Amended Historical $2,544.30 $454.30 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12760
Pre-General 2006 Historical $2,694.30 $2,544.30 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11400
Q3 2006 Historical $2,502.30 $2,694.30 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10590
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $2,502.30 $2,502.30 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8991
Q2 2006 Historical $3,755.30 $2,502.30 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8248
Q1 2006 Historical $3,854.30 $3,755.30 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6608

As filed on this report: cash beginning $3,854.30, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $3,755.30.

Q4 2005 Historical $1,547.30 $3,854.30 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5576
Q3 2005 Historical $2,098.30 $1,547.30 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4945
Q2 2005 Historical $2,272.30 $2,098.30 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4294
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $2,383.30 $2,272.30 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3824
Q4 2004 Historical $6,463.30 $2,383.30 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2938
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $3,436.07 $6,463.30 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2490
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $848.57 $3,436.07 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1385
Q1 2004 Historical $1,034.57 $848.57 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 294