Memphis

Hamilton County Fund for Children Public Educ

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2008 · Treasurer: Daud J. Omarkhail · Chattanooga, TN

Raised
$6,179
Total Spent
$4,777
To TN candidates
$3,500
73% of spending
Operating & other
$1,277
27% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,777 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,500 (73%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $1,277 ÷ Total spent: $4,777
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,277
Contributions to candidates $3,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $3,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bennington, L. Brock $500.00
  • Berefield, Katherine $500.00
  • Brown, Tommie $500.00
  • Favors, Joanne $500.00
  • Miller, Ralph $500.00
  • Testerman, David $500.00
  • Friends To Elect Jim Coppinger $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $556.34
Printing $445.11
Day On The Hill Mileage And Lunch $145.27
Lincoln Day Dinner $130.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Hamilton County Education Assoc Chattanooga, TN — $6,043.50
Friends To Elect Ralph Miller Chattanooga, TN — $135.71

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 2012 Historical $5,111.87 $5,011.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $5,311.75 $5,111.87 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $6,677.21 $5,311.75 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $3,633.71 $6,677.21 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $3,761.28 $3,633.71 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $4,275.29 $3,761.28 Source ↗