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
$49,598
incl. $20 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$156,137
Operating & other
$106,387
68% of spending
To TN candidates
$42,250
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,000 to 4 candidates
$4,000 to 2 Republicans $7,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $156,137 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $106,387 (68%) — 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: $106,387 ÷ Total spent: $156,137
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $106,387
Contributions to candidates $42,250
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
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $5,000.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $2,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $42,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,000. Of the $31,250 difference, $31,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $31,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Kelsey, Brian $6,500.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $5,500.00
  • Robinson, Katrina $5,000.00
  • Coley, James $2,000.00
  • Cooper, Barbara $2,000.00
  • Eskridge, Juliette $2,000.00
  • Hardaway, G. A. $2,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $2,000.00
  • Friends of Floyd Bonner $1,000.00
  • Lee Harris for County Mayor $1,000.00
  • …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 Re-Elect Janis Fullilove $1,500.00
Committee To Elect Frank Colvett $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $5,000 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
New Mexicans for Michelle New Mexico $5,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Labor $52,774.00
Reimbursement For Canvassers $30,765.00
Consulting $7,500.00
Printing $6,621.49
Professional Services $2,250.00
Postage $2,123.87
T-Shirts $1,954.79
Challenge Coins $1,559.53
Advertising $749.59
Fundraising Event $88.50

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $26,198.20
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $12,765.00
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $6,523.76
FIREPAC Washington, DC — $3,235.38
Memphis Police Association Memphis, TN — $856.00

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 2018 Historical $13,082.34 $7,766.07 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82271
Pre-General 2018 Historical $29,207.69 $13,082.34 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81243
Q3 2018 Historical $31,855.44 $29,207.69 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79314
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $40,557.68 $31,855.44 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77633
Q2 2018 Historical $115,669.35 $40,557.68 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76838
Q1 2018 Historical $114,331.57 $115,669.35 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74267