Memphis

Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$58,512
incl. $40,603 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$115,151
To TN candidates
$91,551
80% of spending
Operating & other
$17,598
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 3 candidates
$1,000 to 1 Republican $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $115,151 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $91,551 (80%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $17,598 ÷ Total spent: $115,151
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $17,598
Contributions to candidates $91,551
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
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $500.00
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $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 $91,551 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $89,551 difference, $89,551 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $89,551 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Jones, Sherry $7,500.00
  • Moore, Gary $7,500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $7,500.00
  • Hale, James $6,000.00
  • Sontany, Janis Baird $6,000.00
  • Coleman, Samuel E. $5,200.00
  • Henry, Douglas $3,500.00
  • McDonald, Mike $3,500.00
  • Odom, Gary $3,500.00
  • Cobb, Ty $3,000.00
  • …and 29 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
Tennessee Afl Cio Labor Committee $2,502.50
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,000 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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
Coogan, Mike Massachusetts $500.00
Devries, Betsi New Hampshire $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Reimbursement For Travel/Conference $17,497.64
Annual Fee $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 — $17,909.38

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 $155,402.00 $148,574.87 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35525
Pre-General 2010 Historical $152,465.87 $155,402.00 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34286
Q3 2010 Historical $206,496.75 $152,465.87 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33585
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $201,676.12 $206,496.75 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32281
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $217,043.44 $201,676.12 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 35254
Q1 2010 Historical $204,893.23 $217,043.44 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29741