Memphis

Salt PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$35,200
incl. $500 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$35,300
To TN candidates
$32,000
91% of spending
Operating & other
$3,300
9.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,000 to 1 candidate
$4,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $35,300 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $32,000 (91%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $3,300 ÷ Total spent: $35,300
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,300
Contributions to candidates $32,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $4,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $32,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,000. Of the $28,000 difference, $28,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $28,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Beavers, Mae $7,500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $7,500.00
  • McLeary, Don $7,500.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $2,000.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $500.00
  • Borges, Juan $500.00
  • Evans, Joshua $500.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $500.00
  • Rowland, Donna $500.00
  • Takasaki, Ken $500.00
  • …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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Meeting Expense $3,300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
RAAMPAC Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
John Rankin Nashville, TN Ashland Company $5,000.00
Smith Steve Nashville, TN Haury \& Smith $2,000.00
Joe Thrasher Franklin, TN — $1,000.00
William Dortch Nashville, TN Concrete Forms Erectors $1,000.00
Barry Banker Frankfort, KY Stewart Home School $500.00
Patricia Ganier Zone McLean, VA The White House $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 2006 Historical $3,184.54 $508.84 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $684.54 $3,184.54 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $684.54 $684.54 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Late Historical $684.54 $684.54 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $884.54 $684.54 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $884.54 $884.54 Source ↗