Memphis

Porter Johnson PLLC PAC Burch

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$3,000
Total Spent
$2,733
To TN candidates
$1,750
64% of spending
Operating & other
$983
36% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 nonpartisan candidate

Where the Money Goes

Of the $2,733 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,750 (64%) — 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: $983 ÷ Total spent: $2,733
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $983
Contributions to candidates $1,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Valerie L. Smith † Tennessee Court of Appeals Nonpartisan $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $1,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Newsom, Jim $1,000.00
  • Jenkins, Joe $500.00

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
Food For Luncheon $983.06

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Porter Johnson PLLC Burch Memphis, TN — $3,000.00

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 2016 Historical $1,467.55 $967.55 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70618
Pre-General 2016 Historical $1,467.55 $1,467.55 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 69063
Q3 2016 Historical $1,467.55 $1,467.55 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67927
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $1,467.55 $1,467.55 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66497
Q2 2016 Historical $1,450.61 $1,467.55 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 65133
Q1 2016 Historical $800.61 $1,450.61 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63722