Memphis

Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$340,358
incl. $340,358 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$442,080
To TN candidates
$250,100
57% of spending
To other PACs
$124,076
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $31,200 to 3 candidates
$31,200 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $442,080 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $250,100 (57%) — 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: $27,904 ÷ Total spent: $442,080
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $27,904
Contributions to candidates $250,100
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. $14,100.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $12,100.00
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $5,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $250,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $31,200. Of the $218,900 difference, $218,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $218,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cobb, Ty $20,000.00
  • North, Phillip L. $20,000.00
  • Thompson, Brad $16,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $15,000.00
  • Lewis, Jim $15,000.00
  • Wright, Steve R. $13,700.00
  • Hackworth, Jim $12,100.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $12,100.00
  • Maddox, Mark $10,000.00
  • Moore, Calvin $10,000.00
  • …and 23 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
United Association Political Action Fund $68,075.67
House Democratic Caucus $35,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $6,000.00
Informed Clarksville Voters PAC $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $40,000 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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 Political Issues Fund Maryland $30,000.00
American Values Network Washington, D.C. $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Interest $16,608.25
Advertising $10,155.88
Loan Fees $1,040.00
Registration $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
Q4 2012 Historical $2,667.12 $11,397.88 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45977
Pre-General 2012 Historical $34,067.39 $2,667.12 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44331
Q3 2012 Historical $17,366.36 $34,067.39 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43802
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $3,828.65 $17,366.36 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42070
Q2 2012 Historical $7,572.00 $3,828.65 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40958
Q1 2012 Historical $8,082.20 $7,572.00 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39346