Memphis

Bear PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$15,250
Total Spent
$12,248
To TN candidates
$11,000
90% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
8.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $12,248 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,000 (90%) — 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: $248 ÷ Total spent: $12,248
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $248
Contributions to candidates $11,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $11,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Yokley, Eddie $1,000.00
  • Camp, Randy $1,000.00
  • Cobb, Curt $1,000.00
  • Ruppe, Becky $1,000.00
  • Stewart, Eric $1,000.00
  • Vaughn, Nathan $1,000.00
  • Wheeler, Stan $1,000.00
  • Williams, Micheal $1,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $500.00
  • Favors, Joanne $500.00
  • …and 2 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
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $148.01
Pac Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dennis Ferguson Harriman, TN Best Effort Made $5,500.00
Harry Tindell Knoxville, TN State of Tennessee $5,000.00
Doyle Lewis Nashville, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Billy J Rigsby Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Tennessee Certified Public Accountants PAC Brentwood, TN — $750.00
Ronnie Cole Dyersburg, TN State of Tennessee $500.00
Joe Fowlkes Pulaski, TN Self-Employed $250.00
Robert A Davidson Mt. Juliet, TN DGLF Cpas and Business Advisors $250.00

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 2008 Historical $5,201.99 $4,101.99 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26430
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $13,701.99 $5,201.99 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 26440
Q3 2008 Historical $2,701.99 $13,701.99 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24159
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $2,701.99 $2,701.99 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23057
Q2 2008 Historical $1,100.00 $2,701.99 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21804
Q1 2008 Historical $1,100.00 $1,100.00 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20407