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
$54,335
Total Spent
$14,893
Operating & other
$7,643
51% of spending
To TN candidates
$7,250
49% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 2 candidates
$3,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $14,893 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,643 (51%) — 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: $7,643 ÷ Total spent: $14,893
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $7,643
Contributions to candidates $7,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,500.00
John Gillespie † Tennessee House, District 97 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 $7,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $4,250 difference, $4,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Brad King $1,000.00
  • Lynnette Hall-Lewis $1,000.00
  • Jana S Washington for City Council $1,000.00
  • Friends To Elect Jamita Swearengen $500.00
  • Henry Posey for Atoka Alderman $500.00
  • Michael, Dan $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
Reimbursement For Postage On Previous Mailout $3,506.62
Printing $2,668.00
Professional Services $1,468.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $39,247.64
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $15,087.50

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
Q4 2022 Historical $118,123.89 $124,181.93 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108005
Pre-General 2022 Historical $117,417.89 $118,123.89 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105790
Q3 2022 Historical $110,195.95 $117,417.89 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104745
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $110,616.45 $110,195.95 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102937
Q2 2022 Historical $96,035.57 $110,616.45 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100567
Q1 2022 Historical $84,639.41 $96,035.57 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98512