Johnson City Pro Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2003 · Treasurer: Rickey Carter · Johnson City, TN

Raised
$18,275
incl. $71 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,676
Operating & other
$13,526
77% of spending
To TN candidates
$4,150
23% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,676 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $13,526 (77%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $13,526 ÷ Total spent: $17,676
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $13,526
Contributions to candidates $4,150

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $4,150 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,150 difference, $4,150 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,150 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hill, Matthew $2,500.00
  • Moore, Gary $1,000.00
  • Ford, Dale $500.00
  • Cobb, Ty $150.00

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
Conference Per Diem $2,666.00
Milage, Per Diem $2,338.00
Hotel For Alts Conf. $2,066.85
Hotel For Conference $1,680.56
Recruit Dinner $875.40
Lodging $776.05
Gas $596.51
Advertising $582.75
New Member Recruiting $402.71
Accounting Services $350.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $17,831.08
Kingsport Firefighters PAC Kingsport, TN — $372.30

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 2008 Historical $11,200.29 $13,513.69 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26361
Pre-General 2008 Historical $9,400.99 $11,200.29 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24962
Q3 2008 Historical $9,395.73 $9,400.99 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23912
Pre-Primary 2008 Amended Historical $9,756.14 $9,395.73 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 23323
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $11,101.42 $9,756.14 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 23322
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $12,961.01 $11,101.42 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20734