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
$18,293
incl. $18,293 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,500
To other PACs
$5,000
48% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,000
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 nonpartisan candidate

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (48%) — 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: $2,500 ÷ Total spent: $10,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,500
Contributions to candidates $3,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Valerie L. Smith † Tennessee Court of Appeals Nonpartisan $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $3,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reed, Deborah K. $2,000.00

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
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $2,500.00

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 2016 Amended Historical $21,055.60 $24,526.64 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 77273
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $23,199.52 $21,055.60 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 77271
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $19,936.11 $23,199.52 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 77266
Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical $18,592.56 $19,936.11 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 77264
Q2 2016 Amended Historical $19,358.74 $18,592.56 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 77263
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $16,734.04 $19,358.74 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 77258