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
$36,797
Total Spent
$47,246
To TN candidates
$24,100
51% of spending
Operating & other
$15,646
33% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,750 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 1 Republican $750 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,246 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,100 (51%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $15,646 ÷ Total spent: $47,246
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $15,646
Contributions to candidates $24,100
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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $750.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $24,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,750. Of the $22,350 difference, $22,350 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $22,350 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Paul Shaffer for City Council $7,100.00
  • Edmund Ford, Sr for Memphis City Council $2,500.00
  • Friends for Bill Morrison $2,000.00
  • Friends Pf Councilman Joe Brown $2,000.00
  • Friends To Re-Elect Wanda Halbert $2,000.00
  • Harris for Council $1,500.00
  • Elect Mike Wissman $1,000.00
  • Bill Boyd for City Council $1,000.00
  • Larry Harmon Campaign $1,000.00
  • Coley, James $500.00
  • …and 4 more recipients

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
Committee To Elect Edmund Ford, Jr. $2,000.00
Committee To Elect Kemba Ford for Counci $2,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect Janis Fullilove $2,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,500 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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
PFFW Defense Fund Wisconsin $1,000.00
Pat McOsker for City Council California $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $15,646.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $16,348.80
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $14,628.14
Evelyn Avenue Productions Mmephis, TN — $2,207.52
Parker Prints Memphis, TN — $942.95
Mary Hancock Nashville, TN — $800.00
Andrew Fleming Memphis, TN — $750.00
Drapers Catering Memphis, TN — $727.12
Larry Harmon Arlington, TN Memphis Fire Department $367.20

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 2011 Historical $42,858.93 $24,164.55 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38256
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $41,417.10 $42,858.93 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37041