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
$50,500
Total Spent
$23,131
To TN candidates
$16,000
69% of spending
Operating & other
$4,131
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,500 to 7 candidates
$6,500 to 5 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $23,131 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $16,000 (69%) — 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: $4,131 ÷ Total spent: $23,131
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,131
Contributions to candidates $16,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
John Gillespie † Tennessee House, District 97 Rep. $2,500.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
London Lamar Tennessee Senate, District 33 Dem. $1,000.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $1,000.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $1,000.00
Todd Gardenhire † Tennessee Senate, District 10 Rep. $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 $16,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,500. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harold Collins for Shelby County Mayor $5,000.00
  • Jerri Green for Memphis City Council $2,500.00

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 J.B. Smiley, Jr. $2,000.00
Memphis Fire Fighters Association $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $2,262.68
Postage $1,228.16
Mail Service $640.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $27,951.09
Memphis Fire Fighters Association Memphis, TN — $20,687.50
Firefighters First Credit Union Pasadena, CA — $1,861.55

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 2024 Historical $116,127.49 $130,794.76 Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 119896
Pre-General 2024 Historical $116,133.93 $116,127.49 Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118480
Q3 2024 Amended Historical $110,813.71 $116,133.93 Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 118486
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $109,697.21 $110,813.71 Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115542
Q2 2024 Historical $109,934.30 $109,697.21 Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 115082
Q1 2024 Historical $102,777.48 $109,934.30 Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113436