Tennessee Architects PAC TAPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$6,960
incl. $1,110 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,894
To TN candidates
$4,500
76% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates
$1,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,894 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,500 (76%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $394 ÷ Total spent: $5,894
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $394
Contributions to candidates $4,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 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 $4,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00

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
Committee To Elect Duane Grieve $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Power Lunch For Senator Johnson $394.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
James Hastings Nashville, TN Self-Employed $850.00
Gary Everton Nashville, TN Eoa Architects $692.75
Marjorie Hawkins Nashville, TN Fh Design $452.00
Connie Steiner Chattanooga, TN Retired $400.00
Donald Miller Nashville, TN Best Effort Made $350.00
Gary Pomeroy Hendersonville, TN Lellyett & Rogers $300.00
Sheila Dial Barton Nashville, TN Eoa Architects $280.00
Valerie Wooley Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $275.00
Steven Brett Ragsdale Memphis, TN BRG3S $250.00
Amanda Busby Knoxville, TN Smee and Busby $230.00

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
Year-End 2013 Historical $5,040.01 $6,597.59 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $5,940.01 $5,040.01 Source ↗