Tennessee Architects PAC TAPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$12,762
incl. $337 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,100
To TN candidates
$7,000
86% of spending
Operating & other
$1,100
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,500 to 4 candidates
$3,000 to 3 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (86%) — 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: $1,100 ÷ Total spent: $8,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,100
Contributions to candidates $7,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $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 $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dickerson, Steven $1,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Dunn, Bill $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Fundraiser For Tnflc $1,000.00
Dues / Subscriptions $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
LRK Inc. Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects Inc. Knoxville, TN — $2,000.00
Franklin Associates Architects Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
Henley Wilkerson Architects Derthick Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
Michael Brady Inc. Knoxville, TN — $1,000.00
Hefferlin Kronenberg Architects Chattanooga, TN — $775.00
Cope Associates Inc. Knoxville, TN — $750.00
Design Innovation Architects Knoxville, TN — $750.00
Moody Nolan INC PAC Columbus, OH — $700.00
Sanders Pace Architecture Knoxville, TN — $450.00

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 2017 Historical $2,061.03 $5,775.68 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1,211.19 $2,061.03 Source ↗