Memphis

Porter Johnson PLLC PAC Burch

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 1997 · Treasurer: Nathan A. Bicks · Memphis, TN

Raised
$5,200
Total Spent
$5,200
To TN candidates
$4,700
90% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$500
9.6% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $5,200 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,700 (90%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $5,200
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $4,700
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

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $4,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $4,700 difference, $4,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gibbon, Bill $500.00
  • Bredesen, Phil $500.00
  • Brooks, Henri $500.00
  • Southern, Dan $500.00
  • Ritz, Mike $300.00
  • Lillard, David $250.00
  • Moore, Jimmy $250.00
  • Chism, Sidney $250.00
  • Patterson, Bob $250.00
  • Tameka, Hart $250.00
  • …and 5 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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $500 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
McDaniel, Dustin Arkansas $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Porter Johnson PLLC Burch Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Gregoire for Governor Voided Check — — $200.00

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 2005 Historical $98.69 $92.69 Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5761
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $854.69 $98.69 Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4756
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $108.69 $854.69 Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 4454
Q1 2005 Historical $183.69 $108.69 Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3706