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Friends of the Excel Center Political Action Comm

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,500
Total Spent
$20,352
To TN candidates
$19,750
97% of spending
Operating & other
$602
3.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $16,750 to 20 candidates
$11,000 to 12 Republicans $5,750 to 8 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,352 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,750 (97%) — 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: $602 ÷ Total spent: $20,352
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $602
Contributions to candidates $19,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
London Lamar Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $19,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $16,750. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Pearson (Closed), Justin J. $500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $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
Bank Fees $602.15

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Edwin & Nancy Barnett Memphis, TN Best Effort Made $15,000.00
Scully and Associates Memphis, TN — $3,000.00
Mike Robillo Memphis, TN Folks Folly $1,500.00
Kevin Roper Memphis, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Charles Molinski Memphis, TN Goodwill Excel Centers $500.00
Michael Martini Memphis, TN Goodwill $500.00

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
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $13,112.12 $12,836.97 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 119416
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $11,689.12 $13,112.12 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109140