Memphis

Target PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$62,025
incl. $275 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$96,481
To TN candidates
$76,700
79% of spending
To other PACs
$11,000
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $13,750 to 4 candidates
$13,750 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $96,481 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $76,700 (79%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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

Operating spending: $8,781 ÷ Total spent: $96,481
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $8,781
Contributions to candidates $76,700
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $10,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $76,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $13,750. Of the $62,950 difference, $62,950 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $62,950 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Dubois, J. Thomas $10,000.00
  • Matheny, Judd $10,000.00
  • Sharp, Jack $10,000.00
  • Swafford, Eric $7,000.00
  • Crider, Chris $5,000.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $5,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $4,500.00
  • Horne (2004), Johnny $4,450.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $2,000.00
  • Baird, William $1,000.00
  • …and 6 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
Tenn House Republican Caucas $11,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Campaign Workers $3,500.00
In-Kind P Johnson $1,500.00
Reimbursement $997.82
In Kind W Baird $833.50
In-Kind J Horne $550.00
In-Kind D Maggart $500.00
In-Kind Bo Watson $500.00
In-Kind E Swafford $250.00
Pac Registration Fee $150.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
John Gregory Bristol, TN King Pharmaceuticals $20,000.00
Volunteer PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
3D Financial Tullahoma, TN — $4,000.00
William R Randall Bartlett, TN — $2,500.00
John Bobango Germantown, TN Farris Bobango $2,000.00
Smith Steve Nashville, TN Haury \& Smith $2,000.00
Tenn Retail Assoc Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Committee for Better Govt Autozone, Inc. Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
David L Archer Germantown, TN Christian Brothers University $1,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00

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 2004 Amended Historical $56,687.22 $11,427.39 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2943
Q3 2004 Amended Historical $95,373.10 $56,687.22 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2026
Q2 2004 Historical $73,538.10 $95,373.10 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1140
Q1 2004 Historical $46,212.23 $73,538.10 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 428