Memphis

American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Working Families Fund (AFSCME)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Elissa McBride · Washington, DC

Raised
$24,040
incl. $24,040 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$24,040
To TN candidates
$10,000
42% of spending
To other PACs
$10,000
42% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $300 to 1 candidate
$300 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,040 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (42%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $4,040 ÷ Total spent: $24,040
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,040
Contributions to candidates $10,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $300. Of the $9,700 difference, $9,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Bredesen, Phil $1,500.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $1,000.00
  • Kernell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $800.00
  • Marrero (House), Beverly $800.00
  • Johnson, Carl $500.00
  • Whalum, Jr., Kenneth $500.00
  • Brooks, Henri $500.00
  • Mulroy, Steve $500.00
  • Wilburn, Shep $500.00
  • …and 7 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Democratic Party $10,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Inkind Data To Tn Democratic Party $4,040.00

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
Q4 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12218
Pre-General 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11036
Q3 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10519
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9151
Q2 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7119
Q1 2006 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6370