Memphis

Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$195,759
incl. $195,696 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$140,440
To TN candidates
$95,800
68% of spending
Operating & other
$30,746
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 2 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $140,440 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $95,800 (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: $30,746 ÷ Total spent: $140,440
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $30,746
Contributions to candidates $95,800
Source filings:

“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
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 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 $95,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $93,800 difference, $93,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $93,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Clement, Bob $10,000.00
  • Speaker Emeritus Fund $7,500.00
  • Dean , Mayor Karl $5,000.00
  • Wilhoite, Vivian $3,000.00
  • Richardson, Jeanne $2,500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $2,500.00
  • Deberry, Guy $2,500.00
  • Neighbors, Diane $2,500.00
  • Barry, Megan $2,000.00
  • Briley, David $2,000.00
  • …and 51 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
Democratic Senate Caucus $2,500.00
Montgomer Democratic Party $750.00
Davidson Co. Democratic Party $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $10,144 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
Ua PAC Fund Washington, D.C. $10,143.57

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Interest $25,646.06
Jackson Day 2007 $5,000.00
Annual Fee $100.00

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $15,792.41 $942.84 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15343
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $7,970.74 $15,792.41 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13654