Memphis

Friends of the University of Memphis PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: George T. Johnson · Cordova, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $6,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$49,200
Total Spent
$43,952
Operating & other
$18,952
43% of spending
To TN candidates
$17,000
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 3 candidates
$500 to 1 Republican $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $43,952 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,952 (43%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $18,952 ÷ Total spent: $43,952
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $18,952
Contributions to candidates $17,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 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 $17,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $15,500 difference, $15,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dixon, Roscoe $1,500.00
  • Ford, John $1,000.00
  • Hagood, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Hargett, Tre $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Cohen, Steve $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $1,000.00
  • Person, Jr., Curtis $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Lois $500.00
  • …and 11 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
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
The Speaker S Fund $2,500.00
Tenn Republican Caucus $2,000.00
House-Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Consulting $12,302.04
Donations $6,000.00
Unspecified $500.00
Dues / Subscriptions $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Willard R Sparks Memphis, TN — $25,000.00
Committee for Better Govt Autozone, Inc. Memphis, TN — $10,000.00
First Horizon Local PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Union Planters Comm On Govt Affairs Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Olin F Morris Memphis, TN Retired $1,000.00
Bill Watkins Memphis, TN Watkins Uiberall, PLLC $500.00
Dianne M. Papasan Memphis, TN Retired $500.00
H E Bolton Germantown, TN Mid America Apartment $500.00
Mark Norris Collierville, TN Adams & Reese, LLP $500.00
Joe Kent Memphis, TN — $250.00

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 2004 Amended Historical $5,290.04 $21,688.00 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2887
Q3 2004 Historical $15,290.04 $5,290.04 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1874
Q2 2004 Historical $13,826.04 $15,290.04 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 791
Q1 2004 Historical $16,476.04 $13,826.04 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 157