Memphis

Southern States Police Benevolent Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Wayne Tubb · Mcdonough, GA

Raised
$47,299
incl. $2,319 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$24,075
To TN candidates
$10,500
44% of spending
Operating & other
$10,075
42% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,075 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,500 (44%) — 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: $10,075 ÷ Total spent: $24,075
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,075
Contributions to candidates $10,500
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

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $10,500 difference, $10,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Costley, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Fields, Robert $1,000.00
  • Friends of Mike Kurtz $1,000.00
  • Graves, Kevin $1,000.00
  • Hutto, Randall $1,000.00
  • Jason Lawson for District Attorney $1,000.00
  • Robert Bryan for Sheriff $1,000.00
  • Tyler Chandler for County Commission $1,000.00
  • C J Ball for Sheriff $500.00
  • Darryl Chapman $500.00
  • …and 3 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 Elect Brody Kane $1,000.00
Committee To Re-Elect Clara BYRD $1,000.00
The Committee To Elect Lauren Breeze $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $500 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
Jack LYNCH North Carolina $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
In-Kind Advertising For Joe Carr $2,322.50
In-Kind Advertising For Jim Ripley $942.50
In-Kind Advertising For Virgil Gammon $889.00
In-Kind Advertising For J Berrong $500.00
In-Kind Advertising For E Mitchel $500.00
In-Kind Advertising For Tim Wyrick $480.00
In-Kind Advertising For L Wolfenbarger $442.50
In-Kind Advertising For Wilson $253.00
In-Kind Advertising For Herrell $253.00
In-Kind Advertising For Jeffers $253.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Southern States P B A McDonugh, GA — $44,980.27

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 $478,714.15 $486,653.20 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $474,510.18 $478,714.15 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $476,672.53 $474,510.18 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $475,787.49 $476,672.53 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Amended Historical $474,968.88 $475,787.49 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $463,429.28 $474,968.88 Source ↗