Memphis

Tennessee Funeral Directors Assn PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$11,789
incl. $1,026 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$4,500
Operating & other
$4,000
89% of spending
To TN candidates
$500
11% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $4,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $4,000 (89%) — 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: $4,000 ÷ Total spent: $4,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $4,000
Contributions to candidates $500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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

Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00

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

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $4,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Steve Spann Nashville, TN John A. Gupton College $2,383.00
Mark Sims Dyer, TN Karnes and Sons Funeral Home $863.00
Frank Currie Henning, TN Curries Funeral Home $850.00
Kenny Gilley Woodbury, TN Woodbury Funeral Home $850.00
Jack Farrar Dandridge, TN Farrar Funeral Homes $765.00
Steve Spann Dickson, TN Spann Funeral Home $700.00
Pamela Stephens Franklin, TN Williamson Memorial Funeral Home $610.00
D J Atchley Sevierville, TN Atchley Funeral Home $575.00
Chris Christian Rogersville, TN Christian-Sells Funeral Home $485.00
Charlotte Williams Tullahoma, TN Batesville Casket Company $400.00

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
Year-End 2013 Historical $8,846.86 $8,346.86 Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 49436
Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical $1,057.86 $8,846.86 Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48319