Memphis

Fraternal Order of Police TN State Lodge

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$9,093
incl. $8,973 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$6,993
Operating & other
$5,493
79% of spending
To TN candidates
$1,500
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $6,993 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,493 (79%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $5,493 ÷ Total spent: $6,993
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,493
Contributions to candidates $1,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 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 $1,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Watson, Eric $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
Travel Expenses For Legislative Meeting $3,908.87
Travel $1,234.33
Professional Services $350.00

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 2012 Historical $7,301.60 $11,564.20 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46067
Pre-General 2012 Historical $7,301.60 $7,301.60 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44466
Q3 2012 Historical $8,593.14 $7,301.60 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43480
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $8,570.64 $8,593.14 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42004
Q2 2012 Historical $9,272.21 $8,570.64 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 41181
Q1 2012 Historical $9,605.71 $9,272.21 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39903