Tennessee Pipe Trades Council Educational Committee PAC

Where the Money Goes

Of the $177,863 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $146,000 (82%) — went to other PACs and committees.

• To other PACs $146,000 82%
• Operating & other $13,863 7.8%
• To TN candidates $13,000 7.3%
• Spent outside Tennessee $5,000 2.8%

“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.

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).

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.

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.

Filing History

Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.