Memphis

Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$76,561
Total Spent
$17,050
Operating & other
$10,050
59% of spending
To TN candidates
$7,000
41% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,000 to 1 candidate
$1,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,050 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,050 (59%) — 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: $10,050 ÷ Total spent: $17,050
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,050
Contributions to candidates $7,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $7,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,000. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Moore, Gary $2,500.00
  • Turner, Michael L. (Mike) $2,500.00
  • Jones, Sherry $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
Printing $3,352.26
Postage $2,882.38
Newspaper Ad Camera Ready Artwork $2,500.00
Mail Pieces And Artwork $1,315.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Asn Nashville, TN — $40,887.51
Fireco Franklin, TN — $20,748.28
Memphis Fire Fighters Memphis, TN — $10,937.50
Johnson City Fire Fighters Johnson City, TN — $1,500.00
Wilson County Professional Fire Fighters Assoc PAC Lebanon, TN — $1,233.11
Wilson County Fire Fighters Lebanon, TN — $680.00
Morristown Fire Fighters Morristown, TN — $310.00
Clarksville Fire Fighters Clarksville, TN — $265.00

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 2007 Amended Historical $49,585.52 $79,418.58 Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 36650
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $19,926.45 $49,585.52 Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 36649