Tennessee Architects PAC TAPAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$13,125
incl. $125 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$13,200
To TN candidates
$11,500
87% of spending
Operating & other
$1,700
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,500 to 11 candidates
$7,000 to 10 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,500 (87%) — 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: $1,700 ÷ Total spent: $13,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,700
Contributions to candidates $11,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $500.00
Sam McKenzie † Tennessee House, District 15 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 $11,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Breakfast In Music City Fundraiser $1,500.00
Stripe Transacation Fees $200.33

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Aia Tennessee Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tinker Ma, Inc. Chattanooga, TN — $2,500.00
Hereford Dooley Architects Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Hefferlin Kronenberg Architects Chattanooga, TN — $1,000.00
LRK Inc. Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Tm Partners PLLC Brentwood, TN — $1,000.00
Matthew Lyle Chattanooga, TN Franklin Architects $300.00
Amy Hardin Nashville, TN Gresham Smith $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
Year-End 2023 Historical $18,881.39 $14,243.56 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $14,318.89 $18,881.39 Source ↗