Farris Bobango PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Homer B. Branan · Memphis, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $500.00 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised

$95,180

Total Spent

$95,506

To TN candidates

$70,650

74% of spending

Operating & other

$12,956

14% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $9,300 to 11 candidates

$8,000 to 8 Republicans $1,300 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $95,506 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $70,650 (74%) — 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: $12,956 ÷ Total spent: $95,506

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$12,956
Contributions to candidates	$70,650

Source filings:

To TN candidates $70,650 74%
Operating & other $12,956 14%
To other PACs $10,900 11%
Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 1.0%

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Steve Southerland ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 09	Rep.	$3,000.00
Ron Ramsey ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 04	Rep.	$2,000.00
Michael Harrison ^†	Tennessee House, District 09	Rep.	$1,250.00
David B. Hawk ^†	Tennessee House, District 05	Rep.	$500.00
Frank S Niceley ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 08	Rep.	$500.00
Joe Towns Jr. ^†	Tennessee House, District 84	Dem.	$500.00
Larry J. Miller ^†	Tennessee House, District 88	Dem.	$500.00
Johnny Shaw ^†	Tennessee House, District 80	Dem.	$300.00
Jimmy Matlock ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 05	Rep.	$250.00
Susan M Lynn ^†	Tennessee House, District 57	Rep.	$250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $70,650 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,300. Of the $61,350 difference, $61,350 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $61,350 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Speaker Fund $5,000.00
Victory 2006 Federal $5,000.00
Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
Corker, Bob $4,000.00
Britteum, Derick $2,000.00
Williams, Micheal $1,500.00
Henry, Douglas $1,500.00
Ketron, Bill $1,250.00
Rinks, Randy $1,000.00
Stanley, Paul $1,000.00
…and 80 more recipients

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee	Total
Tennessee Republican Caucus	$5,250.00
Tenn. Democratic Party	$2,500.00
TN Kyle PAC	$1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund	$1,000.00
Committee To Elect Joe Ford	$500.00
Tennessee Black Caucus	$400.00
Committee To Elect Judge Goldin	$250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient	State	Total
Perry, Rick	Texas	$1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Support Activities	$10,750.00
In-Kind For Bob Clement	$1,582.00
In-Kind Mark Luttrell	$324.00
In-Kind For Curtis Person	$300.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
House-Senate Democratic Caucus	Support Activities	07/13/2006	$5,000.00
Tennessee House Democratic Caucus	Support Activities	08/29/2006	$2,500.00
Tennessee Land Title Assoc PAC	Support Activities	10/18/2006	$1,500.00
Raam PAC	Support Activities	08/31/2006	$1,000.00
Tennessee Land Title Assoc PAC	Support Activities	08/30/2006	$750.00
Frugal McDoogal Liouor	In-Kind For Bob Clement	05/23/2006	$646.00
Farris, Mathew, Branan, Branan, Hellen and Dunlap	In-Kind Mark Luttrell	05/18/2006	$324.00
Sam's Club	In-Kind For Bob Clement	05/23/2006	$315.00
Regions Bank	In-Kind For Curtis Person	06/27/2006	$300.00
Blue Tone Music	In-Kind For Bob Clement	05/23/2006	$240.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Mathews Bobango PLC Farris	Memphis, TN	—	$95,000.00

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 2006 Amended Historical	$5,932.00	$5,932.00	Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 13161
Pre-General 2006 Historical	$2,232.00	$5,932.00	Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11524
Q3 2006 Amended Historical	$4,982.00	$2,232.00	Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 11320
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical	$4,982.00	$4,982.00	Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 14335
Q2 2006 Amended Historical	$3,158.00	$4,982.00	Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8481
Q1 2006 Amended Historical	$4,733.00	$3,158.00	Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6813