Memphis

Nashville Fire Fighters Local 140 PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$49,159
incl. $31,017 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$38,350
To TN candidates
$35,300
92% of spending
To other PACs
$2,500
6.5% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $16,500 to 4 candidates
$16,500 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $38,350 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $35,300 (92%) — 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: $550 ÷ Total spent: $38,350
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $550
Contributions to candidates $35,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $7,500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $7,500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 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 $35,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $16,500. Of the $18,800 difference, $18,800 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,800 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Jernigan, Darren $7,500.00
  • Beck, Bill $2,500.00
  • Odom, Gary $2,500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $1,500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • Hammond, Cherie $1,000.00
  • Jones, Sherry $1,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • Mancini, Mary $500.00
  • Murphy, Kathleen $500.00
  • …and 2 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
Harwell PAC $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Candidate Reception $500.00
Lobbyist Registration $50.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Fire Fighters Interested In Registration and Education Washington, DC — $18,141.95

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
Q4 2014 Historical $114,429.15 $124,200.33 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58975
Pre-General 2014 Historical $110,176.04 $114,429.15 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57469
Q3 2014 Historical $101,646.48 $110,176.04 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56468
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $99,032.48 $101,646.48 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54245
Q2 2014 Historical $121,736.24 $99,032.48 Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53133
Q1 2014 Historical $113,344.00 $121,736.24 Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50642