Memphis

MWB PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered May 2016 · Treasurer: Melissa Bast · Nashville, TN

Raised
$2,000
Total Spent
$1,950
To TN candidates
$1,450
74% of spending
Operating & other
$300
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $450 to 5 candidates
$350 to 4 Republicans $100 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $1,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,450 (74%) — 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: $300 ÷ Total spent: $1,950
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $300
Contributions to candidates $1,450
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $100.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $100.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $100.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $100.00
Scotty Campbell † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $50.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $450. Of the $1,000 difference, $1,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ketron , Bill $500.00
  • Kirkpatrick, Joe $250.00
  • Wittum, Tres $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $100.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $100.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Dues / Subscriptions $300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Melissa Bast Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Tennesseans United Nashville, TN — $1,000.00

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 2022 Historical $594.00 $140.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108043
Pre-General 2022 Historical $794.00 $594.00 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106288
Q3 2022 Historical $944.00 $794.00 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104939
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $44.00 $944.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103358
Q2 2022 Historical $1,346.00 $44.00 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101055
Q1 2022 Historical $1,368.00 $1,346.00 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99323