Memphis

Tennessee Funeral Directors Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 1997 · Treasurer: Robert W. Batson · Nashville, TN

Raised
$23,681
Total Spent
$13,750
Operating & other
$11,750
85% of spending
To TN candidates
$2,000
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 2 candidates
$2,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $13,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $11,750 (85%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $11,750 ÷ Total spent: $13,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $11,750
Contributions to candidates $2,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $2,000.00
Michael Hale Tennessee House, District 40 Rep. $500.00

Tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500 from this committee — $500 more than its own filings itemize ($2,000), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $11,250.00
Donations $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Dale Layne Palmer, TN Layne Funeral Home $3,135.00
Colton Marshall Best Effort, TN — $2,500.00
Dyersburg Funeral Home Dyersburg, TN — $2,500.00
Steve Spann Dickson, TN Spann Funeral Home $1,980.00
Mandi Goodrich Franklin, TN Williamson Memorial Funeral Home $1,500.00
Jeffers Funeral and Cremation Greeneville, TN — $1,351.00
Bradley Ridgeway Paris, TN Ridgeway Funeral Home $1,350.00
Matthew Kreidenweis Best Effort, TN — $1,050.00
Clayton White Medina, TN Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home $1,030.00
Mark Sims Dyer, TN Karnes and Sons Funeral Home $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
Q3 2026 $53,641.47 $53,141.47 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129389
Pre-Primary 2026 $12,431.00 $12,431.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 127856
Q2 2026 $2,000.00 $12,431.00 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126835
Q1 2026 Late $43,210.47 $43,210.47 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 126061