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
$49,939
Total Spent
$9,684
To TN candidates
$7,000
72% of spending
Operating & other
$2,684
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,500 to 3 candidates
$3,000 to 2 Republicans $1,500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,684 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (72%) — 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: $2,684 ÷ Total spent: $9,684
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $2,684
Contributions to candidates $7,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
John Gillespie † Tennessee House, District 97 Rep. $1,500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $1,500.00
Tom Leatherwood † Tennessee House, District 99 Rep. $1,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,500. Of the $2,500 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Cooper, Barbara $1,500.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00

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
Postage $2,583.80
Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
FIREPAC Washington, DC — $19,040.32
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $15,985.10
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $14,293.50
Michael Green Lakeland, TN Memphis Fire Department $620.42

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 2020 Historical $35,159.41 $45,315.77 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93763
Pre-General 2020 Historical $34,912.41 $35,159.41 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92132
Q3 2020 Historical $22,824.75 $34,912.41 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91736
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $24,534.53 $22,824.75 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89986
Q2 2020 Historical $11,103.87 $24,534.53 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88231
Q1 2020 Historical $5,060.23 $11,103.87 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87496