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Kingsport Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$5,615
incl. $50 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$3,800
Operating & other
$2,200
58% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,600
42% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,800 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,200 (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: $2,200 ÷ Total spent: $3,800
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,200
Contributions to candidates $0
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,600 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Lamar Companies Louisiana $1,600.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Chamber Of Commerce Dinner $1,600.00
Reimbursement For Hawkins Cell Phone $450.00
Cell Phone For This Period Paid Monthly. $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $4,964.26
Bobby Peters Kingsport, TN Kingsport City $200.20
Freddie Shepherd Kingsport, TN Kingsport City $200.20
Johnny Jones Kingsport, TN City of Kingsport $200.20

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 2021 Historical $9,496.45 $10,399.96 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97182
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $8,680.26 $9,496.45 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95253