Plumbers Local Union 17 PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,043
incl. $10,744 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$12,975
Operating & other
$9,100
70% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,750
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,975 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,100 (70%) — 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: $9,100 ÷ Total spent: $12,975
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,100
Contributions to candidates $3,750

“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
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00

† 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 $250. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Shaffer, Paul $2,500.00
  • Kernell, Mike $500.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $250.00
  • Mattila, Paul $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 $125 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 BCTD Washington, D.C. $125.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $5,100.00
Lobbyist $4,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Plumbers Local Union 17 Memphis, TN — $3,466.69
Tri State Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $822.85
White Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $620.80
Krag Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $605.10
Damon Marcus Company Memphis, TN — $468.20
Pci Plumbing Company Collierville, TN — $444.65
Gipson Mechanical Memphis, TN — $337.05
Wheelis Mechanical Memphis, TN — $237.95
Morgan Turner Plumbing Memphis, TN — $148.70
Psi Plumbing Company Memphis, TN — $146.80

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 2008 Historical $13,608.09 $12,680.77 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26082
Pre-General 2008 Historical $12,082.09 $13,608.09 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24796
Q3 2008 Historical $11,402.39 $12,082.09 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23925
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $11,000.49 $11,402.39 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23324
Q2 2008 Historical $9,079.96 $11,000.49 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21246
Q1 2008 Historical $7,613.27 $9,079.96 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20422