Plumbers Local Union 17 PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Brandon Osbahr · Memphis, TN

Raised
$17,436
incl. $1,740 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,526
Operating & other
$9,726
72% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,300
17% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,526 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,726 (72%) — 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: $9,726 ÷ Total spent: $13,526
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,726
Contributions to candidates $2,300

“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 $2,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,300 difference, $2,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hooks, Michael $1,000.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $500.00
  • Cobb, LYNN $300.00
  • Rowe, Gary $250.00
  • Lowery, Myron $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,500 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Kuykendall, Milton Mississippi $1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lobbyist $9,296.00
Donations $400.00
Bank Fees $30.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
White Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $3,405.55
Krag Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $2,728.15
Tri State Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $2,431.60
Gipson Mechanical Memphis, TN — $1,813.25
Pci Plumbing Company Collierville, TN — $1,451.85
Damon Marcus Company Memphis, TN — $1,337.78
Psi Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $1,222.93
Wheelis Memphis, TN — $522.75
THL Plumbing Company Burnswick, TN — $521.75
Damon Marcus Memphis, TN — $260.45

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 2005 Amended Historical $3,976.08 $4,829.37 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5316
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $2,421.69 $3,976.08 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4759
Q2 2005 Historical $1,208.73 $2,421.69 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 3977
Q1 2005 Historical $1,024.41 $1,208.73 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3791