Tennessee Architects PAC TAPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$14,640
incl. $175 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$9,342
To TN candidates
$6,550
70% of spending
Operating & other
$2,792
30% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,342 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,550 (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: $2,792 ÷ Total spent: $9,342
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,792
Contributions to candidates $6,550

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $6,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $6,550 difference, $6,550 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,550 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Rochelle, Bob $1,000.00
  • Tindell, Harry $1,000.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $800.00
  • McLeary, Don $800.00
  • Hackworth, Jim $500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $500.00
  • Harold Ford Jr. for Tennessee $450.00

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
Commission For Fundraising $1,635.63
Facility Fee $757.17
Printing $298.80
Fidelity Bonds $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Hastings Nashville, TN Self-Employed $3,250.00
David Wooley Knoxville, TN — $1,325.00
Aia Northeast Tennessee Kingsport, TN — $1,000.00
John Brannon Memphis, TN Habitare $1,000.00
Tara Myers Brentwood, TN Earl Swensson Associates $1,000.00
Marion Fowlkes Kingston Springs, TN Self-Employed $900.00
Derrick L Clemow Crossville, TN Upland Design Group, Inc. $500.00
Douglas McCarty Knoxville, TN McCarty Holsaple McCarty, Inc. $500.00
Elizabeth Thompson Nashville, TN — $500.00
James Burke Jr Cordova, TN McGehee Nicholoson Burke Architects $500.00

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 2006 Historical $2,268.88 $2,169.37 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $8,718.55 $2,268.88 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Late Historical $7,717.83 $8,718.55 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $8,717.37 $7,717.83 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $8,775.31 $8,717.37 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $773.74 $8,775.31 Source ↗