Citizens for Better Govt

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Citizens for Better Govt — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2025 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2024 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2023 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2022 $1,500.00 $0.00 $0.00
2021 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2020 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2019 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2018 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2017 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2016 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2015 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $0.00
2014 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2013 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2012 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2011 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2010 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2009 $500.00 $500.00 $0.00
2008 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2007 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2006 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2005 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2004 $3,150.00 $3,150.00 $0.00
All years $6,650.00 $5,150.00 $0.00
Raised
$6,650
incl. $1,500 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$5,150
To TN candidates
$4,500
87% of spending
Operating & other
$650
13% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,500 (87%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $650 ÷ Total spent: $5,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $650
Contributions to candidates $4,500

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $4,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,500 difference, $4,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ford, John $2,000.00
  • Boyd, Berlin $750.00
  • Conrad, Kemp $750.00
  • Kent, Joe $500.00
  • Kyle (Governor), Jim $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
Fogelman Management Group LLC Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Mark Fogelman Memphis, TN — $750.00
Richard Fogelman Memphis, TN Fogelman Property $750.00
Fogelman Realty Group Memphis, TN — $650.00

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
Pre-General 2026 $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Pre-General 2026 filing Report 131106
Q3 2026 $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130057
Pre-Primary 2026 Late $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128819
Q2 2026 $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127390
Q1 2026 $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125937
Year-End 2025 $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124536
Mid-Year 2025 $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122555
Q4 2024 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120135
Pre-General 2024 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 119299
Q3 2024 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117579
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 116309
Q2 2024 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114865
Q1 2024 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113203
Year-End 2023 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111701
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $1,501.63 $1,501.63 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109608
Q4 2022 Historical $1.63 $1,501.63 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108114
Pre-General 2022 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106476
Q3 2022 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104833
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103499
Q2 2022 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101623
Q1 2022 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98639
Year-End 2021 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97865
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95716
Q4 2020 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93608
Pre-General 2020 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92615
Q3 2020 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91855
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90462
Q2 2020 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88892
Q1 2020 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87560
Year-End 2019 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86155
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84845
Q4 2018 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82667
Pre-General 2018 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81288
Q3 2018 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79811
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78268
Q2 2018 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 75916
Q1 2018 Historical $0.00 $1.63 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74582

As filed on this report: cash beginning $0.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1.63.

Year-End 2017 Historical $1.63 $0.00 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72590

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1.63, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $0.00.

Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72107
Q4 2016 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70345
Pre-General 2016 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68685
Q3 2016 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67639
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65910
Q2 2016 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64942
Q1 2016 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63478
Year-End 2015 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62696
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60684
Q4 2014 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58588
Pre-General 2014 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57246
Q3 2014 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56025
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54832
Q2 2014 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53008
Q1 2014 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50333
Year-End 2013 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49722
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47766
Q4 2012 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45964
Pre-General 2012 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44907
Q3 2012 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43592
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41853
Q2 2012 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41218
Q1 2012 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39688
Year-End 2011 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38935
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37008
Q4 2010 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36075
Pre-General 2010 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34525
Q3 2010 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33802
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32301
Q2 2010 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31313
Q1 2010 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30313
Year-End 2009 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29175
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28215
Q4 2008 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26743
Pre-General 2008 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24711
Q3 2008 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24012
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22894
Q2 2008 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22214
Q1 2008 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20629
Year-End 2007 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 15054
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14051
Q4 2006 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12937
Pre-General 2006 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10839
Q3 2006 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10838
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8778
Q2 2006 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8717
Q1 2006 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6928
Q4 2005 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5741
Q3 2005 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 5204
Q2 2005 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4180
Q1 2005 Historical $1.63 $1.63 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3849
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