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Kingsport Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$8,624
incl. $85 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$8,300
Operating & other
$4,800
58% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,500
42% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,800 (58%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $4,800 ÷ Total spent: $8,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,800
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:

  • Clark, John $1,000.00
  • George, Colette $1,000.00
  • Parham, Thomas $1,000.00
  • Lane, Gary $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
Hotel $1,408.00
Per Diem $1,386.00
Advertising $1,182.00
Car Rental $823.68

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $8,539.19

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 2013 Historical $10,188.34 $14,236.83 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48720
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $15,011.21 $10,188.34 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47605