Buffalo PAC
Registered Jan 2006 · Treasurer: Chris Garner · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $5,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (70%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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 / overhead spending | $1,500 |
| Contributions to candidates | $3,500 |
- To TN candidates $3,500 70%
- Operating & other $1,500 30%
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:
- Alexander for Senate $1,000.00
- Tuke for Tennessee $1,000.00
- Comm Reelect Russell Perkins $500.00
- Edward Kindell for School Board $500.00
- Sharon Gentry for School Board $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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $1,000.00 |
| Professional Services | $500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund | Donations | 07/12/2008 | $1,000.00 |
| Simpson, Shayla | Professional Services | 07/23/2008 | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| A A Birch Jr | Nashville, TN | Retired | $500.00 |
| Alphonso Bodie | Hermitage, TN | — | $500.00 |
| Charles A Campbell | Nashville, TN | Retired | $500.00 |
| Charles McTorry | Brentwood, TN | Priest Points Wine \& Spirits | $500.00 |
| Charles Sueing | Nashville, TN | Self Empolyed | $500.00 |
| David Swett Jr | Nashville, TN | Swetts Restaurant | $500.00 |
| Dwight Beard | Nashville, TN | Beard Property Maintenance | $500.00 |
| Francis Guess | Nashville, TN | Danner Corporation | $500.00 |
| Harvey E Hoskins | Nashville, TN | Hoskins Cpas | $500.00 |
| Karl Shepard | Nashville, TN | Regions Bank | $500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Historical | $11,536.87 | $11,536.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $13,536.87 | $11,536.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $13,536.87 | $13,536.87 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical | $16,036.87 | $13,536.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $16,036.87 | $16,036.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $6,036.87 | $16,036.87 | Source ↗ |