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Friends of the Excel Center Political Action Comm

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2021 · Treasurer: Shawn Roberson · Germantown, TN

Raised
$47,500
Total Spent
$37,460
To TN candidates
$37,250
99.4% of spending
Operating & other
$210
0.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $33,250 to 54 candidates
$23,500 to 39 Republicans $9,750 to 15 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $37,460 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $37,250 (99.4%) — 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: $210 ÷ Total spent: $37,460
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $210
Contributions to candidates $37,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $4,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $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 $37,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $33,250. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Ragan, John $500.00
  • Whitson, Sam $500.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $250.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $250.00

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
Office Supplies $210.38

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Charles Gerber Memphis, TN Gerber Taylor $15,000.00
Edwin & Nancy Barnett Memphis, TN Best Effort Made $15,000.00
Michael Martini Memphis, TN Goodwill $5,000.00
Scully and Associates Memphis, TN — $4,000.00
Mike Robillo Memphis, TN Folks Folly $3,000.00
Kevin Roper Memphis, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Robert Clark Memphis, TN Summit Strategies $1,500.00
Charles Molinski Memphis, TN Goodwill Excel Centers $1,000.00
Robert Stanell Jr Brandenton, FL Self-Employed $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 $1,649.50 $11,689.12 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107140
Pre-General 2022 Historical $1,649.50 $1,649.50 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105327
Q3 2022 Historical $1,649.50 $1,649.50 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104024
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $1,649.50 $1,649.50 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102282
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $1,149.50 $1,649.50 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100665
Q1 2022 Historical $1,159.00 $1,149.50 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98158