Tennessee Association of Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2006 · Treasurer: Kenneth Randall Lay · Knoxville, TN

Raised
$4,950
incl. $50 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,029
To TN candidates
$2,250
56% of spending
Operating & other
$1,779
44% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,029 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,250 (56%) — 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: $1,779 ÷ Total spent: $4,029
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,779
Contributions to candidates $2,250

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,250 difference, $2,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Griffith, Roger W. $500.00
  • Hensley, Ted $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Swann, Art $500.00
  • Jones, Sherry $250.00

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
Items For Auction $1,779.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Dugger Knoxville, TN Shoffner Mechanical, Industrial & SRVC $1,475.00
Douglas Mayes Knoxville, TN Breeding Insulation Company $1,175.00
Jim McClain Nashville, TN Wm McClain $600.00
Brad Hone Hermitage, TN Ferguson Ent. $375.00
Jeremy Howard Old Hickory, TN Merryman-Farr $325.00
Terry Self Knoxville, TN Interstate Mechanical $225.00
Chip Greene Macon, GA Greene & Assoc. $200.00
Jeff Hammond Knoxville, TN Interstate Mechanical Contractors $200.00
Steve Merryman Watertown, TN Merryman-Farr, LLC $100.00

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 2012 Historical $7,299.76 $7,299.76 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $7,299.76 $7,299.76 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $7,299.76 $7,299.76 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $9,549.76 $7,299.76 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $6,478.76 $9,549.76 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $6,502.89 $6,478.76 Source ↗