Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: William L Johnson, Jr. · Nashville, TN

Raised
$66,187
incl. $66,187 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$49,522
To TN candidates
$36,372
73% of spending
Operating & other
$5,150
10% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,500 to 8 candidates
$4,500 to 2 Republicans $19,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $49,522 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $36,372 (73%) — 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: $5,150 ÷ Total spent: $49,522
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,150
Contributions to candidates $36,372

“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
Jerri Green Governor Dem. $7,000.00
Allie Phillips † Tennessee House, District 75 Dem. $6,500.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $3,000.00
Mark Proctor Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $3,000.00
John Rose Governor Rep. $1,500.00
Ronnie L. Glynn Tennessee House, District 67 Dem. $1,500.00
Beth West Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $500.00
Bo Mitchell Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $36,372 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,500. Of the $12,872 difference, $10,372 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $2,500 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $10,372 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bell, Jody $1,500.00
  • Beu Hawk for Knox CTY Mayor $1,500.00
  • Ken Osborne for 6th $1,500.00
  • Ronnie for 67 $1,500.00
  • Waggoner, Daniel $1,500.00
  • Spencer, Vivian $1,000.00
  • Beau Hawk for Knox County Mayor $1,000.00
  • Vote Vincent Dean $500.00
  • Gashi, Taulant $372.42

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
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $5,000 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
Pipe Trades Usa Washington, D.C. $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $5,000.00
Annual Fee $150.00

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
Q3 2026 $478,414.98 $475,882.86 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130038
Pre-Primary 2026 Amended $480,817.51 $478,414.98 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 130042
Q2 2026 Amended $470,469.57 $480,817.51 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 130041
Q1 2026 $449,574.15 $470,469.57 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125303