Tennessee Pipe Trades Council Educational Committee PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $107,773 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $94,000 (87%) — went to other PACs and committees.
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 / overhead spending | $773 |
| Contributions to candidates | $8,000 |
- To other PACs $94,000 87%
- To TN candidates $8,000 7.4%
- Spent outside Tennessee $5,000 4.6%
- Operating & other $773 0.7%
“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 $8,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $8,000 difference, $8,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $8,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Hawkins, Jim $3,000.00
- Harmon, Bill $2,500.00
- Vaughn, Nathan $2,500.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Senate Democratic Caucus | $40,000.00 |
| The Speaker S Fund | $35,000.00 |
| Tennessee Democratic Party | $19,000.00 |
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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| United Association PAC Fund | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Interest | $773.43 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle National Bank | Interest | 10/29/2008 | $308.62 |
| Pinnacle National Bank | Interest | 11/07/2008 | $250.25 |
| Pinnacle National Bank | Interest | 12/08/2008 | $214.56 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN State Pipe Trades | Nashville, TN | — | $13,800.00 |
| Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee | Nashville, TN | — | $9,000.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Historical | $3,514.78 | $3,514.78 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $21,514.78 | $3,514.78 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Amended Figures pending review Historical | — | — | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $7,514.78 | $2,514.78 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $2,512.70 | $7,514.78 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $2,512.70 | $2,512.70 | Source ↗ |