Farris Bobango PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$61,700
Total Spent
$59,050
To TN candidates
$42,550
72% of spending
To other PACs
$16,500
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,600 to 39 candidates
$17,200 to 34 Republicans $1,400 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $59,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $42,550 (72%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $59,050
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $42,550
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 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 $42,550 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,600. Of the $23,950 difference, $23,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $23,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Howard Gentry for Criminal Court Clerk $1,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $1,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,000.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $1,000.00
  • Gravitt, Marc $800.00
  • …and 35 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Caucus $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $2,000.00
Quest PAC $2,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $1,000.00
Committee To Elect Berlin Boyd $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Farris Bobango Branan PLC Memphis, TN — $61,700.00

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 2017 Historical $2,780.82 $8,080.82 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $5,466.82 $2,780.82 Source ↗