Friends of Police PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$36,528

incl. $35,528 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$19,930

To TN candidates

$10,000

50% of spending

Operating & other

$9,930

50% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $7,500 to 3 candidates

$5,000 to 2 Republicans $2,500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $19,930 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (50%) — 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: $9,930 ÷ Total spent: $19,930

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$9,930
Contributions to candidates	$10,000

Source filings:

To TN candidates $10,000 50%
Operating & other $9,930 50%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$2,500.00
Mark Pody ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 17	Rep.	$2,500.00
Michelle Foreman ^†	Tennessee House, District 65	Rep.	$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 $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Jernigan, Darren $2,500.00

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
Donations	$9,600.00
Professional Services	$225.00
Bank Fees	$105.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Longmire, Wendy L.	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,100.00
Blackburn, Cheryl	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Coleman, Erin	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Day, Joseph	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Hagar, Larry	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Ingram, Lynne	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Jones, Linda	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Norman, Seth	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Turner, Dianne	Donations	04/29/2022	$1,000.00
Hall, Daron	Donations	04/29/2022	$500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Lynda Jones	Nashville, TN	Metro	$1,000.00

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
Q4 2022 Historical	$127,432.83	$138,510.83	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108184
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$131,682.83	$127,432.83	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106586
Q3 2022 Historical	$132,287.83	$131,682.83	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104616
Pre-Primary 2022 Amended Historical	$130,987.83	$132,287.83	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103749
Q2 2022 Amended Historical	$133,188.83	$130,987.83	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 103748
Q1 2022 Historical	$125,937.83	$133,188.83	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99357