Tennessee Architects PAC TAPAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jeff Earwood · Nashville, TN

Raised
$10,705
incl. $3,105 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,933
To TN candidates
$6,250
70% of spending
Operating & other
$2,683
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,933 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,250 (70%) — 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: $2,683 ÷ Total spent: $8,933
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,683
Contributions to candidates $6,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $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 $6,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $5,750 difference, $5,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen for Governor $1,000.00
  • Graves, Jo Ann $1,000.00
  • Hargrove, Jere $1,000.00
  • Trail, Larry $1,000.00
  • Hagood, Jamie $500.00
  • Head, Tommy $500.00
  • Pinion, Phillip $500.00
  • Roach, Dennis (Coach) $250.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $2,000.00
Printing $533.28
Pac Registration Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Aia Nirtheast Tennessee Kingsport, TN — $1,000.00
Derrick L Clemow Crossville, TN Upland Design Group, Inc. $500.00
Earl Swensson Franklin, TN — $500.00
Frank Ricks Memphis, TN LRK Inc. $500.00
Tuck Hinton Architects Nashville, TN — $500.00
William R Blakenship Knoxville, TN BP Partnership $500.00
David Hudson Chattanooga, TN Artech Design Group $300.00
Henley Wilkerson Architects Derthick Chattanooga, TN — $300.00
Michael A Lane Chattanooga, TN — $300.00
Rice Williams Signal Mountain, TN — $300.00

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 Historical $3,254.78 $2,021.99 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $4,264.13 $3,254.78 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $239.09 $4,264.13 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $419.05 $239.09 Source ↗