Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2001 · Treasurer: Frank Lima · Washington, DC

Raised
$54,368
Total Spent
$54,368
Operating & other
$44,368
82% of spending
To TN candidates
$10,000
18% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $54,368 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $44,368 (82%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $44,368 ÷ Total spent: $54,368
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $44,368
Contributions to candidates $10,000

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Cobb, Ty $2,500.00
  • Parks, Rick $2,500.00
  • Wissman, Mike $2,000.00
  • Moore, Gary $2,000.00
  • Todd, Curry $1,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Transfer $41,143.68
Trasnfer $3,224.21

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
International Association of Fire Fighters Washington, DC — $54,367.89

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 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $0.00 $0.00 Source ↗