Kingsport Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$6,840

incl. $1,312 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$7,370

Operating & other

$7,120

97% of spending

To TN candidates

$250

3.4% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,370 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,120 (97%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 97% of everything it spent; $250 went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $7,120 ÷ Total spent: $7,370

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$7,120
Contributions to candidates	$250

Source filings:

Operating & other $7,120 97%
To TN candidates $250 3.4%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $250 difference, $250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Moore, Gary $250.00

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
Per Diem	$2,178.00
Hotel	$1,807.86
Candidate Postcards	$1,556.88
Car Rental	$653.54
Signs	$634.04
Political Forum / Luncheon	$180.00
Conference Registration Fee	$110.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Wrap-It-Mail	Candidate Postcards	05/05/2011	$1,556.88
Express Signs	Signs	04/29/2011	$634.04
Homewood Suites, Hilton	Hotel	02/23/2011	$357.30
Homewood Suites, Hilton	Hotel	02/23/2011	$357.30
Homewood Suites, Hilton	Hotel	02/23/2011	$357.30
Enterpise Car Rental	Car Rental	02/24/2011	$326.77
Enterpise Car Rental	Car Rental	02/24/2011	$326.77
Homewood Suites, Hilton	Hotel	02/23/2011	$258.56
Homewood Suites, Hilton	Hotel	02/23/2011	$239.20
Homewood Suites, Hilton	Hotel	02/23/2011	$238.20

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education	Washington, DC	—	$5,527.92

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 2011 Historical	$12,758.63	$15,447.14	Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38264
Mid-Year 2011 Historical	$16,723.01	$12,758.63	Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37232