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
$53,564
Total Spent
$10,982
To TN candidates
$8,750
80% of spending
Operating & other
$2,232
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 4 candidates
$1,000 to 1 Republican $2,000 to 2 Democrats $1,000 to 1 nonpartisan candidate

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,982 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $8,750 (80%) — 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: $2,232 ÷ Total spent: $10,982
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,232
Contributions to candidates $8,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $1,000.00
Valerie L. Smith † Tennessee Court of Appeals Nonpartisan $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $8,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $4,750 difference, $4,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Friends To Elect Patrice Robinson $1,000.00
  • Newsom, Jim $1,000.00
  • Harris, Daniel M. $1,000.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $1,000.00
  • Friends for Ed Stanton $500.00
  • Friends To Elect Jamita Swearengen $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Travel $2,131.52
Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
FIREPAC Washington, DC — $27,287.34
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $15,413.00
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $10,864.14

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 2016 Historical $81,627.58 $88,232.41 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 69607
Pre-General 2016 Historical $78,063.91 $81,627.58 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69206
Q3 2016 Historical $68,971.39 $78,063.91 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67065
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $69,882.63 $68,971.39 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65810
Q2 2016 Historical $60,474.75 $69,882.63 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65176
Q1 2016 Amended Historical $45,649.45 $60,474.75 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63573