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
$12,950
incl. $200 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$10,200
To TN candidates
$8,200
80% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 4 candidates
$1,800 to 3 Republicans $200 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,200 (80%) — 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: $10,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $8,200
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Debra Moody † Tennessee House, District 81 Rep. $300.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $200.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $8,200 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $6,200 difference, $6,200 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,200 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gresham, Dolores $2,000.00
  • Boyd, Randy $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth $1,000.00
  • Tate, Reginald $1,000.00
  • Morrison, Bill $500.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $500.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $200.00

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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
George Johnson Memphis, TN BJB $5,000.00
Hilliard Crews Collierville, TN Shelby Group International $2,500.00
Thomas Kadien Memphis, TN International Paper $2,000.00
Brad Martin Chattanooga, TN RBM Venture $1,000.00
George Douglas Edwards Memphis, TN BBH Capital Partners $1,000.00
James D Lackie Memphis, TN Rhyton Capital Management, LLC $1,000.00
A C Wharton Group LLC 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
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $6,580.76 $9,830.76 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73269
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $7,180.76 $6,580.76 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71747