Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised

$51,691

incl. $30,229 unitemized small gifts

Total Spent

$32,017

Operating & other

$26,767

84% of spending

To TN candidates

$5,250

16% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 2 candidates

$4,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,017 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $26,767 (84%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $26,767 ÷ Total spent: $32,017

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$26,767
Contributions to candidates	$5,250

Source filings:

Operating & other $26,767 84%
To TN candidates $5,250 16%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Bo Mitchell ^†	Tennessee House, District 50	Dem.	$2,000.00
Jason L Powell ^†	Tennessee House, District 53	Dem.	$2,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $5,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $1,250 difference, $1,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

Jones, Sherry $1,000.00
Blackburn, Melissa $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Iaff Ledge Lodging	$6,430.92
Consultant	$6,250.00
Consulting - Robo Call	$3,375.00
Iaff Ledge Per Diem	$2,500.05
Iaff Ledge Registration	$2,375.00
Airfare	$1,787.50
Wine Gift Sets	$1,202.39
Tpffa Ledge Per Diem	$875.00
Lodging/Parking For 2013 Tpffa Ledge Conference	$434.50
Registration For Golf Scramble	$400.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Washington Hilton	Iaff Ledge Lodging	03/28/2013	$6,430.92
Chism Strategies	Consulting - Robo Call	03/05/2013	$3,375.00
Murphy, Kathleen	Consultant	03/29/2013	$2,500.00
I.A.F.F.	Iaff Ledge Registration	03/28/2013	$2,375.00
Southwest Airlines	Airfare	03/28/2013	$1,787.50
Murphy, Kathleen	Consultant	05/15/2013	$1,500.00
Murphy, Kathleen	Consultant	04/01/2013	$1,500.00
Armida Winery	Wine Gift Sets	12/18/2013	$1,202.39
Murphy, Kathleen	Consultant	06/05/2013	$750.00
Byers, Barry	Iaff Ledge Per Diem	03/28/2013	$500.01

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education	Washington, DC	—	$21,461.95

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 2013 Historical	$92,143.18	$113,344.00	Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49175
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical	$93,622.90	$92,143.18	Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48266