Memphis

Porter Johnson PLLC PAC Burch

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$8,889
Total Spent
$7,702
To TN candidates
$3,750
49% of spending
Operating & other
$3,702
48% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $7,702 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $3,750 (49%) — 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: $3,702 ÷ Total spent: $7,702
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,702
Contributions to candidates $3,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Brent Taylor † Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $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 $3,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Re Elect Judge Yolanda Kight Brown $500.00
  • Mulroy (Closed Account 2022), Steven J. $500.00
  • Van Turner for Mayor $500.00
  • Campaign To Re Elect Mayor Lee Harris $250.00
  • Comm To Re Elect Judge Lambert-Ryan $250.00
  • Comm To Re Elect Judge Louis Montesi $250.00
  • Elect Amy Mayne $250.00
  • Friends of Michael Whaley $250.00
  • Friends To Elect Jamita Swearengen $250.00
  • Steve Basar for Trustee $250.00
  • …and 1 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
Committee To Elec Judge Tarik B Sugarmon $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Catering-Fund Raising Reception For Chan. Perry $3,505.40
Beer/Wine-Fund Raising Reception For Chan. Perry $196.76

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Porter Johnson PLLC Burch Memphis, TN — $8,100.00
Friends of Judge Gomes Memphis, TN — $789.00

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 2022 Historical $2,352.35 $3,352.35 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107594
Pre-General 2022 Historical $2,602.35 $2,352.35 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106037
Q3 2022 Historical $2,063.35 $2,602.35 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104603
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $2,063.35 $2,063.35 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102429
Q2 2022 Historical $2,165.51 $2,063.35 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101157
Q1 2022 Historical $2,665.51 $2,165.51 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98981