Porter Johnson PLLC PAC Burch
Registered Aug 1997 · Treasurer: Nathan A. Bicks · Memphis, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $11,000.00 | $5,231.47 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $8,000.00 | $7,887.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2024 | $1,000.00 | $555.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $11,257.11 | $13,289.32 | $500.00 |
| 2022 | $8,889.00 | $7,702.16 | $250.00 |
| 2021 | $6,000.00 | $4,700.00 | $250.00 |
| 2020 | $1,250.00 | $1,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $8,500.00 | $8,350.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $8,500.00 | $7,602.04 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $3,200.00 | $3,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $3,000.00 | $2,733.06 | $250.00 |
| 2015 | $4,000.00 | $4,450.00 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $6,533.33 | $6,532.72 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $4,456.80 | $4,741.83 | $200.00 |
| 2012 | $4,500.00 | $3,100.00 | $0.00 |
| 2011 | $3,700.00 | $3,150.00 | $0.00 |
| 2010 | $2,200.00 | $1,950.00 | $0.00 |
| 2009 | $3,100.00 | $3,400.00 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $1,000.00 | $550.00 | $0.00 |
| 2007 | $3,600.00 | $3,900.00 | $0.00 |
| 2006 | $5,225.00 | $5,075.00 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $5,200.00 | $5,200.00 | $0.00 |
| 2004 | $3,430.00 | $3,650.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $117,541.24 | $108,749.60 | $1,700.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $108,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $92,950 (85%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
- To TN candidates $92,950 85%
- Operating & other $9,350 8.6%
- To other PACs $5,500 5.1%
- Spent outside Tennessee $950 0.9%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Taylor | Tennessee Senate, District 31 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Jerri Green | Governor | Dem. | $500.00 |
| Valerie L. Smith † | Tennessee Court of Appeals | Nonpartisan | $500.00 |
| Barrett Rich † | Tennessee House, District 94 | Rep. | $200.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $92,950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,700. Of the $91,250 difference, $91,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $250 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize.
Its filing also reports $91,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Strickland, Jim $3,500.00
- Friends of Paul Young $2,500.00
- Paul Young Campaign $2,250.00
- Friends of Mikel Lowery $2,000.00
- Oregel, Billy $2,000.00
- Wharton, A C $2,000.00
- Morrison, Bill $1,750.00
- Forward 901-Paul Young $1,500.00
- Friends of Jim Strickland $1,500.00
- Van Turner for Mayor $1,500.00
- …and 159 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| Committee To Elect Jb Smiley | $1,250.00 |
| Committee To Elect Annita Hamilton | $500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Brian Harris | $500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Harold Collins | $500.00 |
| Committee To Keep Chancellor Berry | $500.00 |
| Democratic Lawyers for Justice | $500.00 |
| Committee To Elec Judge Tarik B Sugarmon | $250.00 |
| Committee To Elect Amy Weirich | $250.00 |
| Committee To Elect Chris Caldwell | $250.00 |
| Committee To Elect Judge Ridderq | $250.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $950 to 3 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| McDaniel, Dustin | Arkansas | $500.00 |
| Abramson for Supreme Court | Arkansas | $250.00 |
| Gregoire for Governor | Washington, D.C. | $200.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Catering-Fund Raising Reception For Chan. Perry | $3,505.40 |
| Reissue Check 2377 Dtd 8.21.23 | $1,000.00 |
| Food For Luncheon | $983.06 |
| Food / Beverage | $870.67 |
| Annual Pac Fee | $775.00 |
| Food For 'Get Out The Vote' Receptions | $632.72 |
| Reissue Check #2380 Orig. Dtd 10.11.23 | $500.00 |
| Luncheon | $423.20 |
| Bank Fees | $308.00 |
| Beer/Wine-Fund Raising Reception For Chan. Perry | $196.76 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donelson Catering | Catering-Fund Raising Reception For Chan. Perry | 04/08/2022 | $3,505.40 |
| Paul Young for Mayor | Reissue Check 2377 Dtd 8.21.23 | 01/28/2025 | $1,000.00 |
| Another Roadside Attraction | Food / Beverage | 03/01/2018 | $808.00 |
| Holiday Deli & Ham | Food For 'Get Out The Vote' Receptions | 07/08/2014 | $632.72 |
| Friends of Michalyn Easter Thomas | Reissue Check #2380 Orig. Dtd 10.11.23 | 01/28/2025 | $500.00 |
| Just for Lunch | Luncheon | 05/20/2013 | $341.83 |
| Pink Flamingo Catering | Food For Luncheon | 06/29/2016 | $327.69 |
| Pink Flamingo Catering | Food For Luncheon | 06/29/2016 | $327.69 |
| Pink Flamingo Catering | Food For Luncheon | 06/29/2016 | $327.68 |
| Truist Credit Card Services (Chan. Perry | Beer/Wine-Fund Raising Reception For Chan. Perry | 04/28/2022 | $196.76 |
Who Funds It
$4,250.00 (4% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Porter Johnson PLLC PAC Burch — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Johnson PLLC Burch | Memphis, TN | — | $109,262.91 |
| Porter Johnson PLLC PAC Burch Sponsor | Memphis, TN | — | $4,250.00 |
| Friends of Paul Young | Memphis, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Friends of Judge Gomes | Memphis, TN | — | $789.00 |
| Friends of Colvett | — | — | $500.00 |
| Friends of Michalyn Easter Thomas | — | — | $500.00 |
| Donna Fields | Memphis, TN | — | $430.00 |
| Friends of Mike Ritz | — | — | $200.00 |
| Gregoire for Governor Voided Check | — | — | $200.00 |
| Justice Clark Campaign Julian Lee Bibb | Franklin, TN | — | $116.66 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7,468.56 | $7,429.56 | Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 130288 |
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $6,968.56 | $7,468.56 | Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128404 |
| Q2 2026 | $5,123.03 | $6,968.56 | Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127183 |
| Q1 2026 | $1,661.03 | $5,123.03 | Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125496 |
| Year-End 2025 | $1,483.03 | $1,661.03 | Source: Year-End 2025 filing Report 124469 |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $1,548.03 | $1,483.03 | Source: Mid-Year 2025 filing Report 122457 |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $563.03 | $1,548.03 | Source: Q4 2024 filing Report 120413 |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $563.03 | $563.03 | Source: Pre-General 2024 filing Report 118903 |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $583.03 | $563.03 | Source: Q3 2024 filing Report 117779 |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $588.03 | $583.03 | Source: Pre-Primary 2024 filing Report 115421 |
| Q2 2024 Amended Historical | $603.03 | $588.03 | Source: Q2 2024 filing Report 114418 |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $1,103.03 | $603.03 | Source: Q1 2024 filing Report 113022 |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $3,602.35 | $1,103.03 | Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111548 |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $3,352.35 | $3,602.35 | Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109644 |
| 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 |
| Year-End 2021 Amended Historical | $1,015.51 | $2,665.51 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 123070 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $1,365.51 | $1,015.51 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95558 |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $1,365.51 | $1,365.51 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 94054 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $1,365.51 | $1,365.51 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92293 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $1,115.51 | $1,365.51 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91351 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $1,115.51 | $1,115.51 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90046 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $1,615.51 | $1,115.51 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88682 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $1,615.51 | $1,615.51 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87483 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $3,715.51 | $1,615.51 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86183 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $1,465.51 | $3,715.51 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84578 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $2,546.88 | $1,465.51 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82991 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $2,546.88 | $2,546.88 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81254 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $1,046.88 | $2,546.88 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79858 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $1,396.88 | $1,046.88 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 78504 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $2,396.88 | $1,396.88 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 77023 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $567.55 | $2,396.88 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 75014 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $367.55 | $567.55 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73744 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $967.55 | $367.55 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72066 |
| 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 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $1,650.61 | $800.61 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 62444 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $1,350.61 | $1,650.61 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60953 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $1,700.61 | $1,350.61 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59416 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $1,583.94 | $1,700.61 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57905 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $1,217.28 | $1,583.94 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 56621 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $1,950.00 | $1,217.28 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54925 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $1,500.00 | $1,950.00 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 53390 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $1,450.00 | $1,500.00 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 51289 |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $1,079.20 | $1,450.00 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49866 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $1,756.54 | $1,079.20 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48009 |
| 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 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $406.54 | $856.54 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39208 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $306.54 | $406.54 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37284 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $156.54 | $306.54 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 36218 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $156.54 | $156.54 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34437 |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $156.54 | $156.54 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33420 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $506.54 | $156.54 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32508 |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $506.54 | $506.54 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31725 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $56.54 | $506.54 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30419 |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $906.54 | $56.54 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 29344 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $705.65 | $906.54 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28202 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $705.65 | $705.65 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26038 |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $955.65 | $705.65 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 24826 |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $955.65 | $955.65 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24115 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $955.65 | $955.65 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22517 |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $255.65 | $955.65 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21755 |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $255.65 | $255.65 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20769 |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $892.90 | $255.65 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14789 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $376.19 | $892.90 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 14164 |
| Q4 2006 Amended Historical | $941.19 | $376.19 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12311 |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $941.19 | $941.19 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11015 |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $751.19 | $941.19 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10676 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $568.69 | $751.19 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9385 |
| As filed on this report: cash beginning $568.69, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $751.19. | |||
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $463.69 | $568.69 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7212 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $92.69 | $463.69 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6309 |
| 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 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $633.69 | $183.69 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2894 |
| Q3 2004 Historical | $883.69 | $633.69 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2112 |
| Q2 2004 Amended Historical | $403.69 | $883.69 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1313 |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $653.69 | $403.69 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 1314 |