Plumbers Local Union 17 PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$17,270

incl. $17,270 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$26,850

To TN candidates

$18,250

68% of spending

To other PACs

$8,600

32% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,250 (68%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $26,850

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$0
Contributions to candidates	$18,250

Source filings:

To TN candidates $18,250 68%
To other PACs $8,600 32%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $18,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $18,250 difference, $18,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Ford, Joe $6,000.00
McWherter, Michael $5,000.00
TNDP Victory 2010 $2,500.00
Mulroy, Steve $2,000.00
Chism, Sidney $500.00
Collins, Harold $500.00
Kernell, Mike $500.00
Richardson, Jeanne $500.00
Brown, Joe $250.00
Lewis, Sarah $250.00
…and 1 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
Tennessee State Pipe Trades Association PAC	$3,600.00
House Democratic Caucus	$2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus	$2,500.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2010 Historical	$19,676.85	$17,808.63	Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35625
Pre-General 2010 Historical	$19,676.85	$19,676.85	Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34659
Q3 2010 Historical	$32,376.85	$19,676.85	Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33142
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical	$34,376.85	$32,376.85	Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 31941
Q2 2010 Historical	$29,604.90	$34,376.85	Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 30838
Q1 2010 Historical	$27,388.18	$29,604.90	Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29843