Tennessee Architects PAC TAPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$17,095
incl. $3,345 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,305
To TN candidates
$8,500
49% of spending
To other PACs
$8,500
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 3 candidates
$2,500 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,305 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,500 (49%) — 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: $305 ÷ Total spent: $17,305
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $305
Contributions to candidates $8,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 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 $8,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Harwell (House 16), Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $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
House Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Square Transaction Fees $192.30
Wine/Ice/Water For Fundraising Gala $112.94

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Franklin Associates Architects Chattanooga, TN — $1,700.00
Henley Wilkerson Architects Derthick Chattanooga, TN — $1,500.00
Hefferlin Kronenberg Architects Chattanooga, TN — $1,100.00
Hastings Architecture Associates LLC Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
LRK Inc. Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Metcalf Crump Memphis, TN The Crump Firm, Inc. $1,000.00
Jeffrey D Johnson Knoxville, TN McCarty Holsaple McCarty $550.00
Moody Nolan, Inc. Nashville, TN — $550.00
BRG3S Architects Memphis, TN — $500.00
David Plummer Nashville, TN Centric Architecture $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
Year-End 2015 Historical $6,718.27 $333.03 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $915.42 $6,718.27 Source ↗