Tennessee Building Material Assn Tbma

Political Action Committee

Raised
$2,075
incl. $25 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,150
Operating & other
$650
57% of spending
To TN candidates
$500
43% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $650 (57%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $650 ÷ Total spent: $1,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $650
Contributions to candidates $500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

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

  • Bredesen, Phil $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
Donations $500.00
Pac Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jimmy Whittington Memphis, TN — $500.00
Jimmy Whittington Jr Memphis, TN — $500.00
David Vowell Martin, TN Vowell \& Sons $250.00
Steve Coleman Alcoa, TN Anderson Lumber $250.00
T G Haynes Murfreesboro, TN Haynes Brothers $250.00
A U Taylor Jackson, TN City Lumber $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 2004 Historical $1,758.86 $1,259.59 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $2,257.70 $1,758.86 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $2,006.33 $2,257.70 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $330.53 $2,006.33 Source ↗