Farris Bobango PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$33,000
Total Spent
$32,098
To TN candidates
$26,150
81% of spending
To other PACs
$5,500
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,150 to 35 candidates
$21,400 to 31 Republicans $1,750 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,098 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,150 (81%) — 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: $402 ÷ Total spent: $32,098
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $402
Contributions to candidates $26,150

“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
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $26,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,150. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 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 $1,000.00
  • Palazzolo, Mike $1,000.00
  • Smiley, Jr., Jb $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Republican Caucus $2,000.00
McCormick PAC $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $1,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $46 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
Simmons Bank Arkansas $45.98

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $402.21

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Farris Bobango Branan PLC Memphis, TN — $33,000.00

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 $2,557.55 $1,522.17 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $3.70 $2,557.55 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $3,161.94 $3.70 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $3,193.25 $3,161.94 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $2,031.69 $3,193.25 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $620.36 $2,031.69 Source ↗