Kingsport Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$8,211

incl. $1,403 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$4,256

Operating & other

$4,256

100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,256 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,256 (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: $4,256 ÷ Total spent: $4,256

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$4,256
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $4,256 100%

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
Incentives-Apparrel	$1,153.10
Postage	$1,032.57
Hotel	$658.08
Per Dium	$450.00
Candidate Postcards	$354.70
Car Rental	$250.37
Office Supplies	$107.21
Cell Phone	$100.00
Registration Renewal	$100.00
Reimbursement Paid To Kevin Mitchell For Cell Ph.	$50.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Mailing Edge.Com	Postage	05/31/2007	$1,032.57
Colonial	Incentives-Apparrel	01/03/2008	$1,004.50
Holiday Inn	Hotel	02/23/2007	$658.08
Classic Advantage Printing	Candidate Postcards	05/14/2007	$354.70
Enterpise Car Rental	Car Rental	03/21/2007	$178.40
Colonial	Incentives-Apparrel	01/04/2008	$148.60
Office Depot	Office Supplies	04/06/2007	$107.21
Hayes, Jr., Darrell	Per Dium	02/19/2007	$100.00
Mitchell, Kevin	Per Dium	02/19/2007	$100.00
Sorge, Matt	Per Dium	02/19/2007	$100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education	Washington, DC	—	$6,136.28
Kingsport Coalition of Police	Kingsport, TN	—	$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
Year-End 2007 Historical	$5,241.64	$8,089.70	Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14753
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical	$4,744.46	$5,241.64	Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14156