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
$47,481
incl. $43,993 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,901
To TN candidates
$13,000
47% of spending
To other PACs
$9,500
34% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,901 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,000 (47%) — 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: $401 ÷ Total spent: $27,901
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $401
Contributions to candidates $13,000
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 $13,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $13,000 difference, $13,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cobb, II, Ty $5,000.00
  • Hale, James $5,000.00
  • Citizens for Littlefield $2,500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00

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
Committee To Elect Kenny Smith $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Dekalb County Democratic Party $2,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $5,000 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
Mississippi Laborers' PAC Mississippi $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $400.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mike Hensley Speedwell, TN Avisco Inc. $121.73
Michael Coker Andersonville, TN Blaine Const. Corp. $120.77
Gabriel Lagace Talbott, TN Nicholson Const. Co. $120.42
Brad Jones New Market, TN Nicholson Const. Co. $113.72
Rick Newman Corryton, TN Nicholson Const. Co. $107.75
David Halfhill Talbott, TN Nicholson Const. Co. $106.65
Christopher Bussell Speedwell, TN Safety & Ecology Corp. $101.88

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 2009 Historical $39,432.56 $38,828.53 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28935
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $19,448.45 $39,432.56 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27728