Memphis

Tennessee Keep Your Legislature Efficient PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2005 · Treasurer: Jack Spann · Nashville, TN

Raised
$44,200
Total Spent
$32,490
To TN candidates
$22,500
69% of spending
Operating & other
$9,990
31% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $32,490 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,500 (69%) — 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: $9,990 ÷ Total spent: $32,490
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,990
Contributions to candidates $22,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $22,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $22,500 difference, $22,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $22,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Barnes, Tim $8,000.00
  • North, Phillip L. $7,500.00
  • Thompson, Brad $6,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $1,000.00

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
Research / Polling $8,737.27
Luncheon At The Palm $1,152.61
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Federal Express PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Kelly Franklin Union City, TN Housewife $5,000.00
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of Tennessee PAC (WSWT) Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $4,000.00
Lowe Finney Jackson, TN — $2,250.00
Merck Sharp Dohme LLC San Rafael, CA — $2,000.00
Tennessee Anesthesiologists PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Tennessee Pharmaceutical PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Tennessee Realtors PAC Nashville, TN — $2,000.00
Insurors of TN PAC Nashville, TN — $1,500.00

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 2012 Amended Historical $12,618.10 $14,978.22 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $14,468.10 $12,618.10 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $1,168.10 $14,468.10 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $1,168.10 $1,168.10 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $3,168.10 $1,168.10 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $3,268.10 $3,168.10 Source ↗