Southern States Police Benevolent Assn PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Wayne Tubb · Mcdonough, GA
Where the Money Goes
Of the $32,995 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,396 (59%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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 / overhead spending | $19,396 |
| Contributions to candidates | $13,599 |
- Operating & other $19,396 59%
- To TN candidates $13,599 41%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Powers † | Tennessee House, District 36 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $13,599 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $8,599 difference, $8,599 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $8,599 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Dockery, Rueben $5,000.00
- Spangler, Tom $2,500.00
- Breeze, Lauren $500.00
- Jones, Bill $500.00
- Walker, Dan $99.00
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
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Advertising | $8,184.73 |
| Ink Marsha Blackburn Ad | $6,343.73 |
| Inkd Berrong James Adv. | $810.00 |
| Marsha Blackburn Ad | $690.00 |
| Inkind Seals Ronald Adv. | $645.00 |
| Inkind Spangler Tom Adv. | $630.00 |
| Inkind Coffey Jeff Adv. | $483.00 |
| Inkd Fontes Armando Avd. | $275.00 |
| Inkind Poe Kevin Adv. | $239.25 |
| Inkd Fontes Armando Adv. | $206.25 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Daily Times | Ink Marsha Blackburn Ad | 10/19/2018 | $864.00 |
| The Daily Times | Advertising | 10/19/2018 | $864.00 |
| The Tennessean | Advertising | 10/18/2018 | $825.00 |
| The Tennessean | Ink Marsha Blackburn Ad | 10/18/2018 | $825.00 |
| The Daily Times | Inkd Berrong James Adv. | 04/11/2018 | $810.00 |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | Advertising | 10/18/2018 | $690.00 |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | Marsha Blackburn Ad | 10/18/2018 | $690.00 |
| The Mountain Press | Inkind Seals Ronald Adv. | 04/11/2018 | $645.00 |
| The Mountain Press | Ink Marsha Blackburn Ad | 10/19/2018 | $645.00 |
| The Mountain Press | Advertising | 10/19/2018 | $645.00 |
Who Funds It
$12,853.09 (33% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Southern States Police Benevolent Assn PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern States P B A | McDonugh, GA | — | $23,873.00 |
| Southern States Police Benevolent Assn PAC Sponsor | McDonough, GA | — | $12,853.09 |
| Bill Lee | Nashville, TN | — | $1,295.34 |
| Marsha Blackburn | Franklin, TN | — | $1,295.34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2018 Historical | $328,651.87 | $337,683.25 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $349,594.78 | $328,651.87 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $343,578.82 | $349,594.78 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $341,798.57 | $343,578.82 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Amended Historical | $339,653.48 | $341,798.57 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $333,952.37 | $339,653.48 | Source ↗ |