Tennessee Pipe Trades Council Educational Committee PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Tennessee Pipe Trades Council Educational Committee PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2010 $15,356.70 $418.36 $0.00
2009 $45,000.00 $2,370.75 $0.00
2008 $53,700.00 $113,670.37 $0.00
2007 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2006 $5,075.00 $5,075.00 $0.00
2005 $32,000.00 $32,075.00 $0.00
2004 $30,093.84 $30,150.00 $0.00
All years $181,225.54 $183,759.48 $0.00
Raised
$181,226
incl. $269 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$183,759
To other PACs
$146,000
79% of spending
Operating & other
$14,759
8.0% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $183,759 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $146,000 (79%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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 spending: $14,759 ÷ Total spent: $183,759
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $14,759
Contributions to candidates $13,000

“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:

  • Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
  • 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Democratic Caucus $40,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $39,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $35,000.00
Plumbers & Pipefitters Educational Committee $32,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $10,000 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
United Association PAC Fund Washington, D.C. $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer Money $10,000.00
Interest $4,077.78
Bank Fees $281.70
Annual Pac Fee $225.00
Registration Fee $175.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
TN State Pipe Trades Nashville, TN — $153,956.70
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $27,000.00

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 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35741
Pre-General 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34208
Q3 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33414
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32364
Q2 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31326
Q1 2010 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30076
Year-End 2009 Historical $902.08 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29373
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $3,514.78 $902.08 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27892
Q4 2008 Historical $3,514.78 $3,514.78 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26159
Pre-General 2008 Historical $21,514.78 $3,514.78 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24765
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $2,514.78 $21,514.78 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24058
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $7,514.78 $2,514.78 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22786
Q2 2008 Historical $2,512.70 $7,514.78 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21739
Q1 2008 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20327
Year-End 2007 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14750
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13670
Q4 2006 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12554
Pre-General 2006 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11458
Q3 2006 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10181
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8960
Q2 2006 Amended Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8530
Q1 2006 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6458
Q4 2005 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5598
Q3 2005 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4778
Q2 2005 Historical $2,512.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4179
Q1 2005 Historical $2,587.70 $2,512.70 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3567
Q4 2004 Historical $2,587.70 $2,587.70 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2729
Q3 2004 Historical $2,587.70 $2,587.70 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1917
Q2 2004 Historical $2,587.70 $2,587.70 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1149
Q1 2004 Historical $2,663.11 $2,587.70 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 488