Memphis

Friends of Police PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Brandon Tennant · Nashville, TN

Raised
$27,556
incl. $27,556 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$86,816
To TN candidates
$64,000
74% of spending
To other PACs
$20,000
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,000 to 3 candidates
$10,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $86,816 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $64,000 (74%) — 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: $2,816 ÷ Total spent: $86,816
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,816
Contributions to candidates $64,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $5,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $2,500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $64,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,000. Of the $54,000 difference, $54,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $54,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • McGuire, Rob $5,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $5,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $5,000.00
  • Crawford, Sophia Brown $2,500.00
  • Freeman, Blake $2,500.00
  • Hall, Daron $2,500.00
  • Hagar, Larry $2,500.00
  • Jones, Sherry $2,500.00
  • Odom, Gary $2,500.00
  • Puttbrese, Brandon J. $2,500.00
  • …and 32 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Harwell PAC $20,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $1,661.33
Postage $905.00
Fees $250.00

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 2014 Historical $72,082.81 $75,598.64 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58993
Pre-General 2014 Historical $72,082.81 $72,082.81 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58049
Q3 2014 Historical $68,534.81 $72,082.81 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55945
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $64,946.64 $68,534.81 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55081
Q2 2014 Historical $108,233.63 $64,946.64 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 54628
Q1 2014 Historical $132,461.63 $108,233.63 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50309