Memphis

Citizens for Better Govt

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: John Barger · Memphis, TN

Raised
$3,150
Total Spent
$3,150
To TN candidates
$2,500
79% of spending
Operating & other
$650
21% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,500 (79%) — 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: $650 ÷ Total spent: $3,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $650
Contributions to candidates $2,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $2,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ford, John $2,000.00
  • Kent, Joe $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
Unspecified $500.00
Dues / Subscriptions $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Avron Fogelman Memphis, TN Retired $1,500.00
Mark Fogelman Memphis, TN — $750.00
Richard Fogelman Memphis, TN Fogelman Property $750.00
Fogelman Realty Group Memphis, TN — $150.00

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 2004 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2853
Q3 2004 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1721
Q2 2004 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 677
Q1 2004 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 95