Tennessee Architects PAC TAPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$14,468
incl. $200 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$15,000
To TN candidates
$9,000
60% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
40% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,000 to 7 candidates
$4,000 to 4 Republicans $3,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,000 (60%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $15,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $9,000

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
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $9,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,000. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Dunn, Bill $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
Cas-Pac $2,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
Bell PAC $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gresham Smith PAC Nashville, TN — $4,600.00
McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects Inc. Knoxville, TN — $2,475.00
ARCHIPAC Washington, DC — $1,543.19
LRK Inc. Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Franklin Associates Architects Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
Henley Wilkerson Architects Derthick Chattanooga, TN — $925.00
Cope Associates Inc. Knoxville, TN — $800.00
Upland Design Group Crossville, TN — $525.00
GHP Enviornmental Architecture Nashville, TN — $500.00
Dana Waxler Lookout Mountain, GA Self-Employed $200.00

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 2018 Amended Historical $11,900.68 $5,200.68 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $7,500.68 $11,900.68 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $7,800.68 $7,500.68 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $7,800.68 $7,800.68 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $7,800.68 $7,800.68 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $5,775.68 $7,800.68 Source ↗