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
$13,500
Total Spent
$16,200
To TN candidates
$14,700
91% of spending
To other PACs
$1,500
9.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 4 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Republicans $500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $16,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,700 (91%) — 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: $16,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $14,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $250.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $12,200 difference, $12,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $12,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Norris, Mark $5,000.00
  • Wharton, A C $2,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Strickland, James $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • McManus, Stephen $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $500.00
  • Friends of Bill Morrison, Bill $500.00
  • Coley, James $350.00
  • Lollar, Ron $350.00
  • …and 2 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
Jobs PAC $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Perdue Memphis, TN Asentinel LLC $2,500.00
Hilliard Crews Collierville, TN Shelby Group International $2,500.00
Stefan M Smith Germantown, TN Lexus of Memphis $2,500.00
Thomas Kadien Memphis, TN International Paper $2,500.00
Ben Bryant Memphis, TN Cook System International Inc. $1,000.00
Harry Smith Memphis, TN Schilling Enterprises $1,000.00
James McGehee Jr Memphis, TN McGehee Realty & Dev. Co. $1,000.00
Pace Cooper Memphis, TN Cooper Hotels $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 2015 Historical $9,494.76 $9,794.76 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61665
Mid-Year 2015 Amended Historical $12,494.76 $9,494.76 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 61743