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Friends of the Excel Center Political Action Comm

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$40,500
Total Spent
$22,474
To TN candidates
$21,500
96% of spending
Operating & other
$974
4.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $17,250 to 18 candidates
$9,750 to 8 Republicans $7,500 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,474 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $21,500 (96%) — 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: $974 ÷ Total spent: $22,474
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $974
Contributions to candidates $21,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
London Lamar Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $2,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,500.00
Mark White Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,500.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
John Gillespie Tennessee House, District 97 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $750.00
Paul Rose Tennessee Senate, District 32 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $21,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $17,250. Of the $4,250 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $750 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dorse Coleman, Joyce $500.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $500.00
  • Huett-Garcia, Amber $500.00
  • Love, Stephanie $500.00
  • McKissack, Michelle $500.00
  • Murphy, Towanna $500.00
  • Otey, Sable $500.00
  • Porter, Tarmarques $500.00
  • TN Voter Project $500.00
  • Williams, Keith $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
Travel $773.53
Pac Registration Fee $150.00
Office Supplies $50.47

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
Scully and Associates Memphis, TN — $4,500.00
Michael Martini Memphis, TN Goodwill $2,500.00
Kevin Roper Memphis, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
McDonald Sneed Memphis, TN Retired $1,000.00
Ron Schuyler Punta Gorda, FL Goodwill Excel Center $1,000.00
Charles Molinski Memphis, TN Goodwill Excel Centers $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 2025 Amended $4,836.95 $25,362.95 Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 125206
Mid-Year 2025 $7,336.95 $4,836.95 Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 121663