Memphis

Tennessee Laborers PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2007 · Treasurer: Ethan Link · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $1,000.00 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$40,802
incl. $35,001 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$104,933
To TN candidates
$62,700
60% of spending
To other PACs
$40,000
38% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $104,933 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $62,700 (60%) — 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: $233 ÷ Total spent: $104,933
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $233
Contributions to candidates $62,700
Source filings:

“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

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $62,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $62,700 difference, $62,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $62,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ruppe, Becky $15,000.00
  • Camp, Randy $15,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $10,000.00
  • Stewart, Eric $7,500.00
  • Williams, Micheal $7,500.00
  • Berke, Andrew $2,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $1,500.00
  • Davidson, David $1,500.00
  • Hawkins, Jim $1,000.00
  • Parks, Rick $500.00
  • …and 4 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
Tennessee Democratic Party $35,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $2,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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
Henson, Steve Georgia $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Office Supplies $232.61

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 Historical $9,139.00 $19,448.45 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26493
Pre-General 2008 Historical $39,339.00 $9,139.00 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24725
Q3 2008 Historical $88,648.07 $39,339.00 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24234
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $95,148.07 $88,648.07 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22290
Q2 2008 Historical $91,203.66 $95,148.07 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21876
Q1 2008 Historical $83,579.17 $91,203.66 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20331