Kingsport Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2005 · Treasurer: David A. Hawkins · Kingsport, TN

Raised

$5,830

incl. $2,818 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$4,260

Operating & other

$4,260

100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,260 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,260 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $4,260 ÷ Total spent: $4,260

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$4,260
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $4,260 100%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Donations	$1,400.00
Postage	$997.25
Reception	$525.00
Conference	$516.73
Printing	$422.50
Sound Equipment	$180.68
Food / Beverage	$110.01
Rent	$108.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
James, Karen	Donations	05/17/2005	$1,200.00
Mailing Edge.Com	Postage	05/13/2005	$997.25
Happy Hostess	Reception	05/17/2005	$525.00
Best Western	Conference	02/17/2005	$317.12
Able Printers	Printing	06/23/2005	$256.50
Moore, Gary	Donations	08/25/2005	$200.00
Enterpise Car Rental	Conference	02/27/2005	$199.61
Able Printers	Printing	05/02/2005	$166.00
City of Kingsport - Renaissance Center	Rent	04/01/2005	$108.00
Morrell Music	Sound Equipment	04/04/2005	$98.55

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Kingsport Firefightrt Asso	Kingsport, TN	—	$3,011.93

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 2005 Historical	$626.81	$837.92	Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5622
Q3 2005 Historical	$361.53	$626.81	Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4880
Q2 2005 Amended Historical	$2,813.51	$361.53	Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4408
Q1 2005 Amended Historical	$0.00	$2,813.51	Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 4407