Steamfitters Local Union No 614 Political Edu

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,436
incl. $20,436 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$26,500
To TN candidates
$11,900
45% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$7,500
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $26,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,900 (45%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

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

Operating spending: $100 ÷ Total spent: $26,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $11,900
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
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 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 $11,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $11,400 difference, $11,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Tspta $5,400.00
  • Shaffer, Paul $2,000.00
  • Shelby County Drug Court $1,000.00
  • Tennessee Values Summitt $1,000.00
  • Wharton, Ac $1,000.00
  • Brown, Joe $500.00
  • Lowry, Myron $500.00

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
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
United Association Political Action Fund $2,500.00
West TN Building Trades PAC Fund $2,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $7,500 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. $7,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
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 2011 Amended Historical $35,725.95 $29,929.64 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $35,994.10 $35,725.95 Source ↗