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
$17,000
Total Spent
$13,350
To TN candidates
$13,350
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,350 to 5 candidates
$2,350 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,350 (100%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $13,350
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $13,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $250.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $100.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $13,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,350. Of the $11,000 difference, $11,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Norris, Mark $5,000.00
  • Wharton, A C $2,000.00
  • Cohen for Congress $1,000.00
  • Friends of Mark Luttrell $1,000.00
  • Strickland, James $1,000.00
  • McManus, Stephen $500.00
  • Franklin Smith for County Executive $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Hilliard Crews Collierville, TN Shelby Group International $2,500.00
James T Watson Germantown, TN Armstrong Relocation $2,500.00
Thomas Kadien Memphis, TN International Paper $2,500.00
Stefan M Smith Germantown, TN Lexus of Memphis $1,500.00
Amy Rhodes Memphis, TN Housewife $1,000.00
Anise Belz Memphis, TN Retired $1,000.00
Charles Burkett Memphis, TN First Horizon $1,000.00
David Perdue Memphis, TN Asentinel LLC $1,000.00
James D Lackie Memphis, TN Rhyton Capital Management, LLC $1,000.00
James McGehee Jr Memphis, TN McGehee Realty & Dev. Co. $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 2014 Amended Historical $19,660.33 $12,494.76 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 61739
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $19,660.33 $19,660.33 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 58219
Q3 2014 Amended Historical $18,510.33 $19,660.33 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 58220
Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical $20,010.33 $18,510.33 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 55434
Q2 2014 Historical $9,710.33 $20,010.33 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52533
Q1 2014 Historical $8,810.33 $9,710.33 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50656