Tennessee Carpenters Regional Council PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$62,928
incl. $62,928 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$71,105
Operating & other
$53,505
75% of spending
To TN candidates
$15,550
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 4 candidates
$1,000 to 2 Republicans $1,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $71,105 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $53,505 (75%) — 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: $53,505 ÷ Total spent: $71,105
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $53,505
Contributions to candidates $15,550

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Gloria Johnson † Tennessee House, District 90 Dem. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 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 $15,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $13,050 difference, $13,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dean, Karl $5,000.00
  • Briley, David $1,500.00
  • Hall, Daron $1,000.00
  • Harris, Lee $1,000.00
  • Ballinger, Jamie $750.00
  • Dawson, Richard $500.00
  • Memula, Sanjeev $500.00
  • Beck, Bill $500.00
  • Mayor, Christopher $500.00
  • Winton, Michael $500.00
  • …and 5 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
TN House Republican Caucus $500.00
Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus $500.00
Bell PAC $500.00
Memphis Building Trades Political Fund $300.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Lobbying Expenses $52,351.15
Registration Fees $751.50
Professional Services $402.32

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 2018 Historical $1,145.02 $12,345.12 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $11,645.02 $1,145.02 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $16,447.07 $11,645.02 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $20,447.07 $16,447.07 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Amended Historical $19,336.89 $20,447.07 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $20,521.64 $19,336.89 Source ↗