Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$79,831
incl. $79,831 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$60,074
Operating & other
$46,474
77% of spending
To TN candidates
$10,800
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 4 candidates
$250 to 1 Republican $750 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $60,074 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $46,474 (77%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $46,474 ÷ Total spent: $60,074
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $46,474
Contributions to candidates $10,800
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $250.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $250.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $250.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $10,800 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $9,800 difference, $9,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Berke, Andy for Mayor $5,000.00
  • Dean, Karl $2,500.00
  • Tift, Scott $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • Hooligans, The $300.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $250.00
  • Powell (2018), Jason $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
Hamilton County Democratic Party $1,200.00
Memphis Building Trades Political Fund $600.00
House Republican Caucus $250.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $250.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $250.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lobbying Expenses $44,250.00
Professional Services $2,223.84

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
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $18,850.41 $20,521.64 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $764.97 $18,850.41 Source ↗