Fraternal Order of Police TN State Lodge

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2003 · Treasurer: James A Gafford · Clarksville, TN

Raised

$8,741

incl. $8,741 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$4,195

To TN candidates

$3,500

83% of spending

Operating & other

$695

17% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,195 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (83%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $695 ÷ Total spent: $4,195

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$695
Contributions to candidates	$3,500

Source filings:

To TN candidates $3,500 83%
Operating & other $695 17%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Tuke, Bob $2,500.00
Faulkner, Johnny Chad $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
Mileage	$463.50
To Reimburse Dan Raper For Hotel Room	$116.10
Meals For Legislative Comm Mtg	$115.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Raper, Dan	Mileage	09/14/2008	$200.00
Cowan, David	Mileage	08/31/2008	$160.00
Holiday Inn	To Reimburse Dan Raper For Hotel Room	09/14/2008	$116.10
Tate, Jim	Mileage	09/28/2008	$103.50
Raper, Dan	Meals For Legislative Comm Mtg	09/14/2008	$60.00
Cowan, David	Meals For Legislative Comm Mtg	08/31/2008	$35.00
Tate, Jim	Meals For Legislative Comm Mtg	09/28/2008	$20.00

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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	$13,832.23	$17,785.22	Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26111
Pre-General 2008 Historical	$16,060.23	$13,832.23	Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24887
Q3 2008 Historical	$17,509.67	$16,060.23	Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23998
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical	$17,509.67	$17,509.67	Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22730
Q2 2008 Historical	$13,751.42	$17,509.67	Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21326
Q1 2008 Amended Historical	$13,387.16	$13,751.42	Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20275