Memphis

Memphis-PACE

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Charlotte Fields · Memphis, TN

Raised
$50,642
incl. $50,642 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$75,337
Operating & other
$40,237
53% of spending
To TN candidates
$35,100
47% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,600 to 4 candidates
$300 to 1 Republican $2,300 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $75,337 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $40,237 (53%) — 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: $40,237 ÷ Total spent: $75,337
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $40,237
Contributions to candidates $35,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $1,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $300.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $35,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,600. Of the $32,500 difference, $32,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $32,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Campaign for Sara Lewis $5,000.00
  • Campaign of Sara Lewis $5,000.00
  • Mulroy, Steve $3,000.00
  • Chism, Sidney $1,500.00
  • George Chism Campaign $1,500.00
  • Henri Brooks Campaign $1,500.00
  • Jim Bomprezzi Campaign $1,500.00
  • Melvin Burgess Jr. Campaign $1,500.00
  • Mike Carpenter Campaign $1,500.00
  • Turner, Johnnie R. $1,500.00
  • …and 12 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Rent $15,000.00
Food / Beverage $6,385.47
Membership $4,500.00
Taxes $2,722.44
Printing $2,634.28
Award Recognition $2,600.00
Travel $1,950.00
Professional Services $1,069.29
Postage $950.00
Interview Workers $931.74

Who Funds It

No itemized contributions to this committee on record.

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 2010 Historical $46,044.76 $44,979.87 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35695
Pre-General 2010 Historical $50,659.26 $46,044.76 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35032
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $49,075.51 $50,659.26 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 34082
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $77,701.39 $49,075.51 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32451
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $74,777.90 $77,701.39 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31686
Q1 2010 Historical $65,005.46 $74,777.90 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30290