Memphis

Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Ben Snyder · Arlington, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $8,000.00 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$46,792
Total Spent
$40,730
To TN candidates
$33,230
82% of spending
To other PACs
$4,000
9.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 1 Republican $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,730 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $33,230 (82%) — 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: $2,350 ÷ Total spent: $40,730
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,350
Contributions to candidates $33,230
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
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 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 $33,230 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $31,730 difference, $31,730 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $31,730 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Herron, Roy $3,500.00
  • Shelby County Drug Court $2,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $2,000.00
  • Sandridge, Hubon $2,000.00
  • Bowers, Kathryn $2,000.00
  • Halbert, Wanda $1,500.00
  • Kernell (2004), Mike $1,500.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,500.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $1,250.00
  • Clark, Rita $1,000.00
  • …and 20 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
Shelby County Democratic Party $2,000.00
Madison County Democratic Party $1,500.00
Committee To Keep Judge Goldin $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,150 to 2 candidates and committees 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
Riley, James Mississippi $1,000.00
David Avery Benefit Fund Mississippi $150.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,200.00
State Registration Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Steam Fitters Arlington, TN — $46,791.61

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 2004 Amended Historical $6,437.96 $10,036.62 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 77122
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $10,357.71 $6,437.96 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 77047
Q2 2004 Amended Historical $9,868.09 $10,357.71 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 77046
Q1 2004 Amended Historical $4,020.01 $9,868.09 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 78523