Tennessee Laborers PAC
Registered Nov 2007 · Treasurer: Ethan Link · Nashville, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $27,939.72 | $7,870.00 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $43,225.19 | $21,300.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2024 | $46,681.52 | $30,932.50 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $51,571.68 | $120,178.27 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $57,647.71 | $33,265.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $52,710.52 | $17,600.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $60,296.07 | $51,700.00 | $8,500.00 |
| 2019 | $99,964.59 | $99,450.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $83,127.01 | $81,900.00 | $8,000.00 |
| 2017 | $33,949.05 | $23,890.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2016 | $36,232.71 | $40,094.25 | $5,500.00 |
| 2015 | $333,832.34 | $326,313.41 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $39,168.90 | $51,200.00 | $12,500.00 |
| 2013 | $27,907.52 | $14,000.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2012 | $176,229.23 | $190,759.97 | $7,000.00 |
| 2011 | $134,493.31 | $121,850.00 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $55,859.00 | $91,750.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2009 | $47,480.58 | $27,900.50 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $40,801.89 | $104,932.61 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $85,779.17 | $2,000.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $1,534,897.71 | $1,458,886.51 | $52,000.00 |
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
$1,534,898
incl. $792,451 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,458,887
Operating & other
$527,937
36% of spending
To TN candidates
$512,400
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $52,000 to 16 candidates
$4,000 to 4 Republicans $48,000 to 12 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,458,887 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $527,937 (36%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
- Operating & other $527,937 36%
- To TN candidates $512,400 35%
- To other PACs $259,850 18%
- Spent outside Tennessee $158,700 11%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Mitchell † | Tennessee House, District 50 | Dem. | $13,000.00 |
| Jeff Yarbro † | Tennessee Senate, District 21 | Dem. | $11,500.00 |
| Gloria Johnson † | Tennessee House, District 90 | Dem. | $6,500.00 |
| Jason L Powell † | Tennessee House, District 53 | Dem. | $5,500.00 |
| Gabby Salinas † | Tennessee House, District 96 | Dem. | $4,500.00 |
| Yusuf A. Hakeem † | Tennessee House, District 28 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
| Michael Harrison † | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Bob Freeman † | Tennessee House, District 56 | Dem. | $1,000.00 |
| Harold M. Love, Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 58 | Dem. | $1,000.00 |
| Jerri Green † | Governor | Dem. | $1,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $512,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $52,000. Of the $460,400 difference, $460,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $460,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Building Nashville Together $87,500.00
- Berke, Andrew $19,200.00
- Friends of Megan Berry $15,200.00
- Camp, Randy $15,000.00
- Haslam, Bill $15,000.00
- Ruppe, Becky $15,000.00
- Jernigan, Darren $14,500.00
- John Cooper for Mayor $13,100.00
- Nashville Justice League $12,000.00
- Barnes, Tim $10,000.00
- …and 162 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Democratic Caucus | $55,000.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $46,000.00 |
| Citizens for Greater Mobility | $30,000.00 |
| Tirrc Votes | $29,000.00 |
| Tennessee Tomorrow PAC | $10,000.00 |
| Tennessee United | $10,000.00 |
| Harwell PAC | $9,500.00 |
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $9,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Kenny Smith | $8,500.00 |
| Envision Tennessee | $7,500.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $158,700 to 7 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 4 states. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade Jobs Coalition | Florida | $117,000.00 |
| Gerstein, Bocain, & Agne Strategies | Washington, D.C. | $30,700.00 |
| Mississippi Laborers' PAC | Mississippi | $5,000.00 |
| Henson, Steve | Georgia | $4,000.00 |
| Butler, Gloria | Georgia | $1,000.00 |
| Davis, Hardie | Georgia | $500.00 |
| James, Donzella | Georgia | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $173,100.00 |
| Printing | $163,874.91 |
| Advertising | $77,222.50 |
| Research / Polling | $51,500.00 |
| Campaign Workers | $36,100.00 |
| Professional Services | $20,875.50 |
| Website | $2,050.00 |
| Event Sponsorship | $1,200.00 |
| Registry Fee | $750.00 |
| Office Supplies | $652.60 |
Dates
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gumbinner & Davies | Printing | 07/28/2015 | $36,138.56 |
| Gbao | Research / Polling | 08/03/2023 | $34,800.00 |
| Gumbinner & Davies | Printing | 08/31/2015 | $28,948.93 |
| Gumbinner & Davies | Printing | 08/04/2015 | $26,020.36 |
| Gumbinner & Davies | Printing | 07/22/2015 | $25,013.04 |
| Gumbinner & Davies | Printing | 08/04/2015 | $22,726.74 |
| MDW Communications, LLC | Advertising | 05/22/2018 | $22,000.00 |
| Gerstein, Bocain, & Agne Strategies | Research / Polling | 07/22/2015 | $16,700.00 |
| Snyder Pickerill Media Group | Advertising | 07/13/2015 | $15,000.00 |
| Snyder Pickerill Media Group | Advertising | 07/22/2015 | $15,000.00 |
Who Funds It
$30,000.00 (2% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Tennessee Laborers PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Laborers District Council | Nashville, TN | — | $575,000.00 |
| Laborers Local Union 818 PAC | Knoxville, TN | — | $72,576.95 |
| Tennessee Laborers PAC Sponsor | Nashville, TN | — | $30,000.00 |
| Laborers Local 818 | Knoxville, TN | — | $4,000.00 |
| Laborers Health and Welfare Fund Tennessee | Goodlettsville, TN | — | $3,562.99 |
| Laborers Local 386 | Madison, TN | — | $2,500.00 |
| Laborers Local 846 | Chattanooga, TN | — | $2,000.00 |
| Calvin Williams | Hephzibah, GA | Alberici Constructors | $902.06 |
| Robert Hebert | Augusta, GA | Alberici Constructors | $846.12 |
| Phillip Evans | Augusta, GA | Alberici Constructors | $845.66 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $71,317.89 | $75,771.20 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129253 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $67,964.88 | $71,317.89 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127978 |
| Q2 2026 | $63,882.39 | $67,964.88 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127451 |
| Q1 2026 | $55,701.48 | $63,882.39 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125769 |
| Year-End 2025 | $49,866.76 | $55,701.48 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 123647 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $33,776.29 | $49,866.76 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122550 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $31,770.34 | $33,776.29 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120178 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $41,364.62 | $31,770.34 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118767 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $36,348.88 | $41,364.62 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117616 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $39,634.80 | $36,348.88 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115688 |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $27,531.54 | $39,634.80 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 113997 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $18,027.27 | $27,531.54 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 112424 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $104,771.08 | $18,027.27 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111638 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $86,633.86 | $104,771.08 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109650 |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $78,939.58 | $86,633.86 | Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107840 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $86,137.02 | $78,939.58 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106102 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $77,520.91 | $86,137.02 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104113 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $78,218.88 | $77,520.91 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102217 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $70,215.53 | $78,218.88 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100203 |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $62,251.15 | $70,215.53 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99215 |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $44,652.86 | $62,251.15 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96937 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $27,140.63 | $44,652.86 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95590 |
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $15,326.77 | $27,140.63 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 95588 |
| Pre-General 2020 Amended Historical | $36,727.61 | $15,326.77 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 95585 |
| Q3 2020 Amended Historical | $38,291.95 | $36,727.61 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 95581 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical | $38,340.78 | $38,291.95 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 95580 |
| Q2 2020 Amended Historical | $24,760.09 | $38,340.78 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 95578 |
| Q1 2020 Amended Historical | $18,544.56 | $24,760.09 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 95569 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $14,820.63 | $18,544.56 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86180 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical | $18,029.97 | $14,820.63 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 95568 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $3,711.70 | $18,029.97 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82881 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $24,363.51 | $3,711.70 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 80610 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $17,289.08 | $24,363.51 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79737 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $23,728.04 | $17,289.08 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78290 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $17,241.87 | $23,728.04 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76615 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $16,802.96 | $17,241.87 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74747 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $17,284.29 | $16,802.96 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 71876 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $6,783.91 | $17,284.29 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71059 |
| Q4 2016 Amended Historical | $4,622.62 | $6,783.91 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 71015 |
| Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical | $10,546.50 | $4,622.62 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 71016 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $11,597.66 | $10,546.50 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67015 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Amended Historical | $24,134.10 | $11,597.66 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 67695 |
| Q2 2016 Amended Historical | $18,606.46 | $24,134.10 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64823 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $10,645.45 | $18,606.46 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 62934 |
| Year-End 2015 Amended Historical | $5,762.93 | $10,645.45 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62453 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical | $3,126.52 | $5,762.93 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61362 |
| Q4 2014 Amended Historical | $6,206.19 | $3,126.52 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 61361 |
| Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical | $4,809.75 | $6,206.19 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 61360 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $8,838.25 | $4,809.75 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56614 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $15,426.99 | $8,838.25 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54574 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $14,489.12 | $15,426.99 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53064 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $15,157.62 | $14,489.12 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 49985 |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $12,945.26 | $15,157.62 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49434 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $1,350.10 | $12,945.26 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 61358 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $931.13 | $1,350.10 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46380 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $5,166.90 | $931.13 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44745 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $9,335.66 | $5,166.90 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43812 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical | $17,973.02 | $9,335.66 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 61357 |
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $12,272.02 | $17,973.02 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 43593 |
| Q1 2012 Amended Historical | $15,480.84 | $12,272.02 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 43566 |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $10,299.92 | $15,480.84 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38660 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $2,937.53 | $10,299.92 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37099 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $159.88 | $2,937.53 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36035 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $37,774.30 | $159.88 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34715 |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $46,586.69 | $37,774.30 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33986 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $51,586.69 | $46,586.69 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32634 |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $46,376.58 | $51,586.69 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31769 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $38,828.53 | $46,376.58 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29924 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $0.00 | $83,579.17 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15364 |