Memphis

Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Barry D. Byers · Nashville, TN

Raised
$55,357
Total Spent
$96,225
To TN candidates
$95,000
99% of spending
Operating & other
$1,225
1.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $96,000 to 98 candidates
$84,500 to 82 Republicans $11,500 to 16 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $96,225 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $95,000 (99%) — 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: $1,225 ÷ Total spent: $96,225
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,225
Contributions to candidates $95,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $5,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $2,500.00
Ed Butler Tennessee House, District 41 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,500.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,500.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $1,500.00
Antonio Parkinson Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $1,000.00
Aron Maberry † Tennessee House, District 68 Rep. $1,000.00

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

Tracked candidates reported receiving $96,000 from this committee — $1,000 more than its own filings itemize ($95,000), 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
Signs $1,225.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Asn Nashville, TN — $55,356.91

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 $128,448.26 $139,205.64 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129481
Pre-Primary 2026 $133,448.26 $128,448.26 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128434
Q2 2026 $211,233.65 $133,448.26 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126865
Q1 2026 $177,253.07 $211,233.65 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125562