Memphis

Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 1997 · Treasurer: Jane Ferrell · Madison, TN

Raised
$19,000
Total Spent
$9,050
To TN candidates
$7,500
83% of spending
To other PACs
$1,550
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $500 to 1 candidate
$500 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $9,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,500 (83%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $9,050
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $7,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Michael Harrison † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $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 $7,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $500. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Odom, Gary $1,500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • David Briley for Vice Mayor $1,000.00
  • Langster, Edith Taylor $1,000.00
  • Moon, James $500.00
  • Graves for Mayor $500.00
  • Person for Judge $500.00
  • Womack, Charles $500.00
  • Maddox, Mark $250.00
  • Rinks, Randy $250.00

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Republican Party $1,550.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jones Management Services Cleveland, TN — $8,000.00
George Dean Johnson Jr Spartanburg, SC Self-Employed $2,500.00
William Webster Spartanburg, SC Advance America $2,500.00
Dean Buntrock Oakbrook Terrace, IL Self-Employed $2,250.00
Golden Title Loans, LLC Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Deals of Jackson, LLC Jackson, TN — $875.00
James Jesse Shelbyville, TN Self-Employed $375.00
Tennessee Check Advance Lexington, TN — $375.00
Dennis Goldman Meridian, MS Self-Employed $250.00
First Choice Cash Loans Chattanooga, TN — $125.00

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 $43,409.97 $42,034.97 Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 12616
Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical $37,934.97 $43,409.97 Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 11677
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $28,710.61 $37,934.97 Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 10943
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $30,710.61 $28,710.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 9062
Q2 2006 Historical $32,210.61 $30,710.61 Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 7532
Q1 2006 Amended Historical $31,910.61 $32,210.61 Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 42923

As filed on this report: cash beginning $31,910.61, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $32,210.61.