Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Sep 2001 · Treasurer: Charles D. Maples · Nashville, TN

Raised
$146,759
incl. $146,759 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$154,998
To TN candidates
$59,600
38% of spending
To other PACs
$55,140
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 1 candidate
$5,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $154,998 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $59,600 (38%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $39,808 ÷ Total spent: $154,998
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $39,808
Contributions to candidates $59,600

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $5,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $59,600 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $54,600 difference, $54,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $54,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ruppe, Becky $10,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $7,500.00
  • Williams, Micheal $7,500.00
  • Stewart, Eric $7,500.00
  • Camp, Randy $5,000.00
  • Rogers, Jean Anne $2,500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $2,500.00
  • Jim Hammond for Sheriff $1,000.00
  • Vincent, James $1,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $1,000.00
  • …and 11 more recipients

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
Tenn Democratic Party $25,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $15,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $5,000.00
Davidson County Democratic Executive Committee $1,140.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Montgomery County Democratic Party $1,000.00
Hamilton County Democratic Party $900.00
Knox County Democratic Party $600.00
Committee To Elect Paul Mattila $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $450 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
McDaniel, Billy Joe Georgia $250.00
Jackson County Democratic Club Alabama $200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lobbying Expenses $30,000.00
Advertising $3,000.00
Printing $2,660.20
Postage $2,647.39
Registration Fees $900.00
Sponsorship $600.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2008 Amended Historical $16,885.69 $25,337.51 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26893
Pre-General 2008 Historical $69,159.99 $16,885.69 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24684
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $49,398.26 $69,159.99 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24511
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $66,648.26 $49,398.26 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22938
Q2 2008 Historical $65,018.16 $66,648.26 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22390
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $42,776.50 $65,018.16 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 22392