Buffalo PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2006 · Treasurer: Chris Garner · Nashville, TN

Raised
$7,600
Total Spent
$13,008
Operating & other
$9,508
73% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,500
27% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,008 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $9,508 (73%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

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: $9,508 ÷ Total spent: $13,008
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,508
Contributions to candidates $3,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Gentry, Howard $3,500.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $6,250.00
Dues / Subscriptions $2,500.00
Professional Services $285.00
Signs $273.13
Registration Fees $200.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Karl Shepard Nashville, TN Regions Bank $600.00
A A Birch Jr Nashville, TN Retired $500.00
Arnett Bodenhamer Nashville, TN Retired $500.00
Charles A Campbell Nashville, TN Retired $500.00
Dwight Beard Nashville, TN Beard Property Maintenance $500.00
Emmett Edwards Nashville, TN Nashville Sports Authority $500.00
Kenneth Blackburn Nashville, TN A T \& T $500.00
Kevin Lavender Brentwood, TN Fifth Third Bank $500.00
Leon Williams Nashville, TN St of TN $500.00
Marcy Johnson Greensboro, NC Self-Employed $500.00

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
Year-End 2007 Amended Historical $13,060.00 $6,036.87 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $11,445.00 $13,060.00 Source ↗