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
$43,168
incl. $44 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$27,151
Operating & other
$17,051
63% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $27,151 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,051 (63%) — 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: $17,051 ÷ Total spent: $27,151
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $17,051
Contributions to candidates $4,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
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 $4,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $3,850 difference, $3,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harris for Council $1,000.00
  • Larry Harmon Campaign $800.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Lollar, Ron $500.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $300.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $250.00
  • Kernell, Mike $250.00
  • Friends of David Lenoir $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 Elect Harold Collins $5,000.00
Committee To Elect Edmund Ford, Jr. $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
T-Shirts $6,804.20
Signs $3,438.37
Travel $3,402.17
Professional Services $2,500.20
Food / Beverage $505.60
Meeting Room Rental $150.00
Advertising $150.00
Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $20,720.36
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $11,711.55
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $10,692.50

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 2013 Amended Historical $28,486.17 $43,387.99 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49950
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $33,204.85 $28,486.17 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 47275