Memphis

Friends of the University of Memphis PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$9,000
Total Spent
$11,450
Operating & other
$5,500
48% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,950
43% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $900 to 3 candidates
$900 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,450 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,500 (48%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $5,500 ÷ Total spent: $11,450
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $5,500
Contributions to candidates $4,950
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $350.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $300.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 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 $4,950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $900. Of the $4,050 difference, $4,050 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,050 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Todd, Curry $1,000.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • McManus, Stephen $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $300.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $250.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $5,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Concerned Healthcare Executives PAC Memphis, TN — $2,500.00
David North Memphis, TN Sedgwick $2,500.00
George Johnson Memphis, TN BJB $2,500.00
James D Lackie Memphis, TN Rhyton Capital Management, LLC $1,000.00
G Douglas Edwards Memphis, TN Edward M Jones Oil Co $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
Q4 2016 Historical $12,180.76 $7,180.76 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Historical $12,180.76 $12,180.76 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Late Historical $12,180.76 $12,180.76 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $18,194.76 $12,180.76 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $18,194.76 $18,194.76 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $9,794.76 $18,194.76 Source ↗