Memphis

Memphis Fire Fighters Association PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Also giving in

Also gave $84,250.00 in Memphis-area politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$14,634
Total Spent
$9,000
To other PACs
$5,000
56% of spending
To TN candidates
$3,500
39% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $5,000 (56%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $250 ÷ Total spent: $9,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $250
Contributions to candidates $3,500
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.

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:

  • Brown, John A $1,000.00
  • Wissman, Mike $1,000.00
  • Pitman, Charles $1,000.00
  • Marrero (Senate), Beverly $400.00
  • Moore, Gary $100.00

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
Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC $5,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $250 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
Emile, George Mississippi $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
City Council $250.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
International Assn of Firefighters Local 1784 PAC Memphis, TN — $9,386.50
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $5,247.53

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
Q4 2006 Historical $20,991.05 $23,622.03 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12379
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $25,991.05 $20,991.05 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 12467
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $23,107.96 $25,991.05 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 12940
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $22,366.06 $23,107.96 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9237
Q2 2006 Historical $21,214.79 $22,366.06 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7650
Q1 2006 Historical $18,123.79 $21,214.79 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6566