Memphis

Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$265,871
incl. $265,871 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$92,584
To other PACs
$66,068
71% of spending
To TN candidates
$14,000
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 1 candidate
$1,500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $92,584 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $66,068 (71%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $11,716 ÷ Total spent: $92,584
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,716
Contributions to candidates $14,000
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
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $12,500 difference, $12,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Barry, Megan $5,000.00
  • Briley, David $1,500.00
  • Friends of Megan Barry $1,500.00
  • Ledbetter for Metro Council, Clement $1,500.00
  • Majors-Councilman At Large, Don $1,000.00
  • Rosenberg-Metro Council, Dave $1,000.00
  • Porch, Andrew $1,000.00

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 $62,568.07
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $800 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
Windhorst for City Clerk, Laura Brown Indiana $800.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Interest $10,562.78
Loan Fees $1,000.00
Annual Fee $100.00
Check Order $53.00

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 2015 Historical $7,536.59 $16,613.10 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62045
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $4,639.88 $7,536.59 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60580