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Tennessee Professional Firefighters PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$40,035
Total Spent
$20,000
To TN candidates
$20,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $16,500 to 15 candidates
$13,500 to 12 Republicans $3,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $20,000 (100%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $20,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $20,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $2,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $2,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,500.00
Bo Mitchell † Tennessee House, District 50 Dem. $1,000.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Caleb Hemmer † Tennessee House, District 59 Dem. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $20,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $16,500. Of the $3,500 difference, $3,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,500.00
  • Davis, Anthony $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Asn Nashville, TN — $40,034.59

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 2023 Historical $165,395.71 $165,328.53 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 110846
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $143,293.94 $165,395.71 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108822