Memphis

Southern Futures PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Southern Futures PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2022 $5,100.00 $5,965.34 $0.00
2021 $3,250.00 $3,060.52 $0.00
2020 $1,000.00 $534.12 $0.00
2019 $5,000.00 $5,683.45 $0.00
2018 $20,000.00 $17,525.09 $8,000.00
2017 $2,000.00 $1,903.02 $0.00
2016 $3,500.00 $2,375.16 $1,750.00
2015 $7,300.00 $8,544.89 $0.00
2014 $8,000.00 $5,201.84 $1,900.00
All years $55,150.00 $50,793.43 $11,650.00
Also giving in

Also gave $1,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$55,150
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$50,793
To TN candidates
$33,900
67% of spending
Operating & other
$13,489
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $11,650 to 10 candidates
$10,650 to 8 Republicans $1,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $50,793 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $33,900 (67%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $13,489 ÷ Total spent: $50,793
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $13,489
Contributions to candidates $33,900
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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $3,650.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $500.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $500.00
W. Kevin Dunlap † Tennessee House, District 43 Dem. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $33,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $11,650. Of the $22,250 difference, $22,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $22,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Kincannon for Knowxville City Mayor $5,000.00
  • Land, Dwain $3,000.00
  • Travis, Laura $1,500.00
  • Bayless, Caleb $1,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Cartwright, Keith $1,000.00
  • Jacobs, Glenn $1,000.00
  • Shelton, Ricky $1,000.00
  • Trail, Ron $1,000.00
  • Vincent, Jim $1,000.00
  • …and 12 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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $1,250 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
Estes, Tracy Alabama $1,250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac Advertising, Website, Marketing $3,600.00
Printing $2,400.00
Web & Email Services $2,053.83
Ind Exp - Campaign Signs Bill Hatfield Dayton, Tn $1,207.21
Inaugural Ceremonies $1,000.00
Catering $789.00
General Polling & Research $750.00
Accounting Services $656.68
Email/Hosting $505.72
Rhea Co Reagan Dinner $225.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Farmer Morgan LLC Pikeville, TN — $23,000.00
L L C Farmer Morgan Nashville, TN — $21,300.00
Hunt Law Firm Hamilton, AL — $3,250.00
Benjamin Farmer Pikeville, TN Farmer Morgan $3,000.00
Scott Hunt Hamilton, AL Scott Hunt Esquire $3,000.00
Thomas Farmer Pikeville, TN Tennessee Valley Authority $1,500.00

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 2022 Historical $2,154.82 $0.00 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 108195
Pre-General 2022 Historical $2,154.82 $2,154.82 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105719
Q3 2022 Historical $2,197.16 $2,154.82 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104690
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $2,197.16 $2,197.16 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103174
Q2 2022 Historical $907.68 $2,197.16 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101484
Q1 2022 Historical $907.68 $907.68 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99417
Year-End 2021 Historical $907.68 $907.68 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 97677
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $848.20 $907.68 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95151
Q4 2020 Historical $848.20 $848.20 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93753
Pre-General 2020 Historical $848.20 $848.20 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92836
Q3 2020 Historical $890.54 $848.20 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91719
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $890.54 $890.54 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 90453
Q2 2020 Historical $474.66 $890.54 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89019
Q1 2020 Historical $474.66 $474.66 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87759
Year-End 2019 Historical $575.83 $474.66 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85632
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $658.11 $575.83 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84280
Q4 2018 Historical $1,658.11 $658.11 Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82613
Pre-General 2018 Historical $1,658.11 $1,658.11 Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81624
Q3 2018 Historical $1,721.38 $1,658.11 Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 80100

As filed on this report: cash beginning $1,721.38, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,658.11.
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $6,721.38 $1,721.38 Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77852
Q2 2018 Historical $246.47 $6,721.38 Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 76840
Q1 2018 Historical $474.12 $246.47 Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74461
Year-End 2017 Historical $775.54 $474.12 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 72860
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $664.34 $775.54 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71159
Q4 2016 Historical $746.46 $664.34 Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70698

As filed on this report: cash beginning $746.46, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $664.34.
Pre-General 2016 Historical $279.09 $746.46 Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68590
Q3 2016 Historical $34.66 $279.09 Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67952
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $64.60 $34.66 Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 66844
Q2 2016 Historical $44.83 $64.60 Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 66818
Q1 2016 Historical $226.54 $44.83 Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 66744

As filed on this report: cash beginning $226.54, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $44.83.
Year-End 2015 Amended Historical $472.15 $226.54 Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 66817
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $1,689.93 $472.15 Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60938
Q4 2014 Historical $1,087.30 $1,689.93 Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 59775
Pre-General 2014 Historical $946.95 $1,087.30 Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 59774
Q3 2014 Historical $946.95 $946.95 Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 59659
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $1,196.95 $946.95 Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 59656