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
$71,250
excl. $248 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$67,150
To TN candidates
$52,900
79% of spending
To other PACs
$14,250
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,150 to 20 candidates
$11,850 to 19 Republicans $300 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $67,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $52,900 (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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $67,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $52,900
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $600.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $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 $52,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,150. Of the $40,750 difference, $40,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $40,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $2,500.00
  • Norris, Mark $2,500.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,750.00
  • Rout, Rick $1,500.00
  • Watson, Eric $1,250.00
  • Chism, Sidney $1,000.00
  • Dennis, Vance $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Montgomery, Richard $1,000.00
  • …and 47 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 $5,000.00
RAAMPAC $4,500.00
Harwell PAC $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $500.00
Abc PAC $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Farris Bobango Branan PLC Memphis, TN — $71,250.00

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 2012 Historical $8,925.00 $8,375.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45882
Pre-General 2012 Historical $9,025.00 $8,925.00 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44471
Q3 2012 Amended Historical $7,527.00 $9,025.00 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 47012
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $7,177.00 $7,527.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 41880
Q2 2012 Historical $4,227.00 $7,177.00 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40705
Q1 2012 Historical $4,027.00 $4,227.00 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39632