Memphis

Freedom PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Freedom PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2018 $33,500.00 $40,300.89 $11,400.00
2017 $13,627.00 $12,306.27 $0.00
2016 $16,116.00 $19,848.75 $4,750.00
2015 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2014 $12,600.00 $15,376.53 $1,000.00
2013 $17,153.55 $6,313.38 $0.00
All years $92,996.55 $94,145.82 $17,150.00
Raised
$92,997
incl. $13,360 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$94,146
To TN candidates
$72,100
77% of spending
Operating & other
$22,046
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $17,150 to 6 candidates
$17,150 to 6 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $94,146 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $72,100 (77%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $22,046 ÷ Total spent: $94,146
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $22,046
Contributions to candidates $72,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $13,300.00
Jeremy Durham † Tennessee House, District 65 Rep. $1,000.00
Tim Rudd † Tennessee House, District 34 Rep. $1,000.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $750.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $600.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 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 $72,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $17,150. Of the $54,950 difference, $54,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $54,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Beavers, Mae $21,100.00
  • Holmes, Menda $7,800.00
  • Shane, Aaron $7,800.00
  • Gawrys, Steve $3,000.00
  • Rogers, Courtney L. $2,500.00
  • Butt, Sheila $2,000.00
  • Campfield, Stacey $2,000.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $2,000.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $1,500.00
  • Beavers, Jerry $1,000.00
  • …and 5 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Food / Beverage $12,323.88
Deposit $2,200.89
Advertising $1,500.00
Awards $1,487.54
Hotel Rooms For Guest Speakers $799.83
Air Fare For Speaker $741.40
Rent $500.00
Office Supplies $424.96
Independent/Hunter 4 Committeewoman/Robocall $300.00
Independent/Mccall 4 Committeeman/Robocall $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Patriot PAC Mt. Juliet, TN — $31,000.00
Mark Pody Lebanon, TN — $11,400.00
Albert McCall Lebanon, TN Dt McCall & Sons $2,500.00
Lou Ann Zelenik Murfreesboro, TN Retired $2,307.55
Terri Nicholson Mount Juliet, TN — $2,000.00
D T McCall and Sons Carthage, TN — $1,799.00
Kathy Warmath Lebanon, TN Umc $1,700.00
Nathan Clariday Mount Juliet, TN Self-Employed $1,600.00
Andrew Miller Franklin, TN Healthmark Ventures LLC $1,500.00
John Harris Nashville, TN Harris Law $1,300.00

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
Q3 2018 Historical $2,600.89 $0.00 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79789
Pre-Primary 2018 Amended Historical $15,900.89 $2,600.89 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77936
Q2 2018 Amended Historical $14,400.89 $15,900.89 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 77931
Q1 2018 Amended Historical $3,230.89 $14,400.89 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75318
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $1,777.16 $3,230.89 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73848
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $2,010.16 $1,777.16 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 73203
Q4 2016 Historical $2,110.16 $2,010.16 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69937
Pre-General 2016 Historical $2,062.16 $2,110.16 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69026
Q3 2016 Historical $1,854.01 $2,062.16 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 66891
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $1,854.01 $1,854.01 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65799
Q2 2016 Historical $5,917.07 $1,854.01 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64888
Q1 2016 Historical $5,917.07 $5,917.07 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63261
Year-End 2015 Historical $5,917.07 $5,917.07 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61496
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $5,917.07 $5,917.07 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60088
Q4 2014 Historical $5,917.07 $5,917.07 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58859
Pre-General 2014 Historical $6,317.07 $5,917.07 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57969

As filed on this report: cash beginning $6,317.07, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $5,917.07.
Q3 2014 Historical $6,317.07 $6,317.07 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56246
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $5,917.07 $6,317.07 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55065
Q2 2014 Amended Historical $9,883.45 $5,917.07 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53348
Q1 2014 Historical $9,883.45 $9,883.45 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50456
Year-End 2013 Historical $0.00 $9,883.45 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48970