Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: William L Johnson, Jr. · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $379,829 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $249,050 (66%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
- To TN candidates $249,050 66%
- To other PACs $66,746 18%
- Spent outside Tennessee $43,243 11%
- Operating & other $20,790 5.5%
“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 $249,050 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $249,050 difference, $249,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $249,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Victory 2006-Coordinated Campaigns $87,000.00
- Finney, Lowe $13,000.00
- Jackson, Douglas $12,000.00
- Rochelle, Bob $10,500.00
- Springer, Vince $10,000.00
- Derryberry, Guy $7,500.00
- Naifeh, Jimmy $6,500.00
- Barnes, Tim $6,000.00
- Pitts, Joe $6,000.00
- Pinion, Phillip $5,000.00
- …and 55 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Democratic House Senate Caucus | $41,500.00 |
| Senate Speakers PAC | $17,500.00 |
| Tenn. Democratic Party | $5,000.00 |
| Davidson Co Democratic Women | $1,500.00 |
| Democratic House Caucus | $500.00 |
| Davidson Co. Democratic Party | $446.00 |
| Humphrey's Democratic Party | $300.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $43,243 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ua PAC Fund | Washington, D.C. | $43,243.49 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Interest | $10,558.09 |
| Unspecified | $10,000.00 |
| Check Order | $91.70 |
| Annual Fee | $75.00 |
| Bank Fees | $45.00 |
| Deposit Slip Order | $19.86 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker Emeritus Fund | Unspecified | 10/17/2006 | $10,000.00 |
| Farmers & Merchants Bank | Interest | 11/22/2006 | $5,179.63 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 08/04/2006 | $1,244.89 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 11/08/2006 | $592.44 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 05/10/2006 | $533.48 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 03/29/2006 | $520.44 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 04/12/2006 | $465.38 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 02/10/2006 | $427.66 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 01/20/2006 | $380.27 |
| Regions Bank | Interest | 11/08/2006 | $345.40 |
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.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2006 Amended Historical | $2,822.86 | $7,970.74 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12627 |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $13,140.12 | $2,822.86 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11978 |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $8,983.63 | $13,140.12 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10156 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $2,276.57 | $8,983.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8956 |
| Q2 2006 Historical | $6,973.68 | $2,276.57 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8349 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $1,868.44 | $6,973.68 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6453 |