Memphis

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
$78,504
Total Spent
$77,100
To TN candidates
$64,350
83% of spending
Operating & other
$11,250
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $9,650 to 15 candidates
$7,750 to 12 Republicans $1,900 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $77,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $64,350 (83%) — 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: $11,250 ÷ Total spent: $77,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,250
Contributions to candidates $64,350
Source filings:

“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
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $800.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $450.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $400.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $64,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $9,650. Of the $54,700 difference, $54,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $54,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $7,500.00
  • Gibbons, Bill $6,000.00
  • Kyle (Governor), Jim $2,500.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,750.00
  • Burchett, Tim $1,500.00
  • Friends of Ac Wharton $1,500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,500.00
  • Chism, Sidney $1,250.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • …and 57 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
KPAC $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $500 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
Parsons, Don Georgia $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Support Activities $11,250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mathews Bobango PLC Farris Memphis, TN — $78,504.00

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
Year-End 2009 Historical $7,477.00 $11,477.00 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29024
Mid-Year 2009 Amended Historical $10,073.00 $7,477.00 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28340