Memphis

Citizens for Home Rule PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2015 · Treasurer: John Avery Emison · Alamo, TN

Raised
$25,000
Total Spent
$23,186
To TN candidates
$22,250
96% of spending
Operating & other
$936
4.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,750 to 2 candidates
$13,750 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,186 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,250 (96%) — 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 spending: $936 ÷ Total spent: $23,186
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $936
Contributions to candidates $22,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $8,250.00
Elaine Davis † Tennessee House, District 18 Rep. $5,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $22,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,750. Of the $8,500 difference, $8,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $4,500.00
  • Buuck, David $2,500.00
  • Emison for Mayor $1,500.00

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
Tax $936.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Citizens for Home Rule Inc. Alamo, TN — $25,000.00

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 2024 Historical $9,230.36 $9,230.36 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $9,230.36 $9,230.36 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $28,230.36 $9,230.36 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $3,230.36 $28,230.36 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $3,480.36 $3,230.36 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $7,416.36 $3,480.36 Source ↗