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
$36,816
incl. $123 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,719
Operating & other
$17,719
62% of spending
To TN candidates
$10,000
35% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,750 to 3 candidates
$2,750 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,719 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,719 (62%) — 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: $17,719 ÷ Total spent: $28,719
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $17,719
Contributions to candidates $10,000

“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
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $2,000.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $500.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,750. Of the $7,250 difference, $7,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cobb, Ty $3,000.00
  • Richardson, Jeanne $1,000.00
  • Barnes, Tim $1,000.00
  • Maddox, Mark $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $500.00
  • Friends for Bill Morrison $250.00
  • Friends for Ed Stanton $250.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $250.00

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
Committee To Re-Elect Janis Fullilove $500.00
Committee To Elect Harold Collins $250.00

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
San Jose Local 230 PAC California $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Travel $6,752.12
Food / Beverage $5,852.56
Advertising $4,545.75
Professional Services $452.51
Bank Fees $115.79

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $13,382.50
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $13,019.17
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $6,036.78
FIREPAC Washington, DC — $4,154.68

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 2012 Historical $26,992.58 $33,204.85 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45526
Pre-General 2012 Historical $27,234.11 $26,992.58 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45145
Q3 2012 Historical $23,526.64 $27,234.11 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43926
Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical $23,937.64 $23,526.64 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 45272
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $26,644.61 $23,937.64 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 45236
Q1 2012 Amended Historical $24,164.55 $26,644.61 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 45234