Plumbers Pipefitters Local 572 Educational Comm

Political Action Committee

Raised
$133,279
incl. $133,279 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$24,522
To TN candidates
$17,372
71% of spending
To other PACs
$7,000
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 1 candidate
$3,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,522 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,372 (71%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $150 ÷ Total spent: $24,522
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $150
Contributions to candidates $17,372

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $3,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

Its filing also reports $14,372 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Freddie For Mayor $10,000.00
  • Pipe Trades Usa $4,000.00
  • Gashi, Taulant $372.42

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
Tennessee Democratic Party $5,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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
Q1 2026 $449,574.15 $470,469.57 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $387,951.47 $449,574.15 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $346,689.56 $387,951.47 Source ↗