Plumbers Pipefitters Local 572 Educational Comm

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$166,475
incl. $166,475 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$52,022
To TN candidates
$37,872
73% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,500 to 8 candidates
$4,500 to 2 Republicans $15,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $52,022 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,872 (73%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $150 ÷ Total spent: $52,022
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $37,872

“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
Mark Proctor Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $3,000.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $3,000.00
Allie Phillips Tennessee House, District 75 Dem. $2,500.00
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 $37,872 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,500. Of the $18,372 difference, $19,872 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,872 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Freddie for Mayor $10,000.00
  • 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
  • Beau Hawk for Knox County Mayor $1,000.00
  • Vote Vincent Dean $500.00
  • Spencer, Vivian $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
Tennessee Democratic Party $6,000.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $4,000 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. $4,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
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
Pre-Primary 2026 $481,317.51 $478,914.98 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $470,469.57 $481,317.51 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $449,574.15 $470,469.57 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $387,951.47 $449,574.15 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $346,689.56 $387,951.47 Source ↗