Memphis

Porter Johnson PLLC PAC Burch

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$4,500
Total Spent
$3,100
To TN candidates
$2,750
89% of spending
Spent outside Tennessee
$250
8.1% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $3,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,750 (89%) — 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: $100 ÷ Total spent: $3,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $100
Contributions to candidates $2,750
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 $2,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $2,750 difference, $2,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Oregel, Billy $1,000.00
  • Friends of Mark Luttrell $1,000.00
  • Chism, Sidney $500.00
  • Friends of Rick Rout $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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $250 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
Abramson for Supreme Court Arkansas $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Annual Pac Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Porter Johnson PLLC Burch Memphis, TN — $4,500.00

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 2012 Historical $1,756.54 $1,756.54 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46296
Pre-General 2012 Historical $2,256.54 $1,756.54 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45060

As filed on this report: cash beginning $2,256.54, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,756.54.
Q3 2012 Historical $2,006.54 $2,256.54 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43368
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $2,006.54 $2,006.54 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42445
Q2 2012 Historical $2,006.54 $2,006.54 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40780
Q1 2012 Historical $856.54 $2,006.54 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40050