Memphis

Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$20,000
incl. $20,000 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$72,815
Operating & other
$53,800
74% of spending
To other PACs
$13,615
19% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 4 candidates
$2,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $72,815 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $53,800 (74%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $53,800 ÷ Total spent: $72,815
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $53,800
Contributions to candidates $5,400
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Darren Jernigan † Tennessee House, District 60 Dem. $500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 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 $5,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $3,400 difference, $3,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Rob McGuire for District Attorney, Rob $1,000.00
  • Wharton Charitable Foundation $500.00
  • Hooligans, The $300.00
  • Shelby County Drug Court $300.00
  • Tidwell, Gwen $300.00
  • McRoy, Eric $250.00
  • Kyle (Judge), Jim $250.00
  • Russell, James F. $250.00
  • Weiss, Robert $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Democratic Policy Council PAC $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Haslam Inaugural Committee $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Three Star PAC $500.00
Committee To Elect Austin, Roshun $500.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $500.00
TN Senate Democratic Caucus $500.00
Bartlett Police Association $365.00
Smith, Committee To Elect, Kenny $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lobbying Expenses $52,000.00
Registration Fees $1,300.00
Donations $500.00

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 2014 Historical $17,420.08 $1,220.08 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58896
Pre-General 2014 Historical $21,420.08 $17,420.08 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57591
Q3 2014 Historical $10,670.08 $21,420.08 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55790
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $22,720.08 $10,670.08 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54112
Q2 2014 Historical $39,585.08 $22,720.08 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52756
Q1 2014 Historical $53,885.08 $39,585.08 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50779