Memphis

Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Matthew Tomek · Memphis, TN

Raised
$78,803
Total Spent
$29,800
To TN candidates
$28,500
96% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
3.4% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $10,000 to 5 candidates
$8,000 to 4 Republicans $2,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,800 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $28,500 (96%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $300 ÷ Total spent: $29,800
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $300
Contributions to candidates $28,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,500.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $2,500.00
Jack Johnson Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
London Lamar Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $2,000.00
Mark White Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00

This committee’s own filings report $28,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $10,000. Of the $18,500 difference, $19,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Friends To Elect Mike Williams $10,000.00
  • Friends of John Covington $2,500.00
  • J.B. Smiley, Jr. for Shelby County Mayor $2,000.00
  • Friends for Mickell Lowery $2,000.00
  • Friends of Anthony Buckner $1,000.00
  • Friends of Derek Mills $1,000.00
  • Harold Collins for Shelby County Mayor $1,000.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Mother Funders PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Registration Fee $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
International Assocation of Firefighters Washington, DC Iaff $44,430.06
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $30,767.50
Firefighters First Credit Union Pasadena, CA — $3,595.29

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $179,611.11 $179,797.61 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $166,691.44 $179,611.11 Source ↗
Q1 2026 Amended $160,323.88 $166,691.44 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $148,964.27 $160,323.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Amended $130,794.76 $148,964.27 Source ↗