Memphis

Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Barry Daniel Byers · Nashville, TN

Raised
$70,144
incl. $51,636 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$38,803
To TN candidates
$25,502
66% of spending
To other PACs
$12,500
32% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 1 Republican $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $38,803 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,502 (66%) — 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: $601 ÷ Total spent: $38,803
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $601
Contributions to candidates $25,502
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 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 $25,502 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $23,502 difference, $23,502 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $23,502 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Jones, Sherry $2,500.00
  • Moore, Gary $2,500.00
  • Sontany, Janis Baird $2,500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $2,500.00
  • West, Jr., Ben $2,500.00
  • Afl-Cio Labor Council $2,002.00
  • Baker, James $1,500.00
  • Cobb, Ty $1,000.00
  • Hale, James $1,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $1,000.00
  • …and 10 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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
House Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $200 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Kevil, Silas Georgia $200.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Ontribution For Special Assessment $500.50
Pac Registration $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $18,507.82

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
Year-End 2009 Amended Historical $198,897.63 $204,893.23 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 30774
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $172,982.25 $198,897.63 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27758