Memphis

Tennessee Volunteer PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2008 · Treasurer: Ronnie Carter · Nashville, TN

Also giving in

Also gave $1,500.00 in Memphis-area politics

Also gave $1,500.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$67,900
Total Spent
$61,100
To TN candidates
$52,000
85% of spending
Operating & other
$6,600
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $24,500 to 29 candidates
$19,500 to 23 Republicans $5,000 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $61,100 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $52,000 (85%) — 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: $6,600 ÷ Total spent: $61,100
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,600
Contributions to candidates $52,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $2,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Janice Bowling † Tennessee Senate, District 16 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 Dem. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 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 $52,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $24,500. Of the $27,500 difference, $27,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Casada, Glen $4,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Brooks, Kevin $2,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth $1,500.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • Akbari (House), Raumesh $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Goins, Tilman $1,000.00
  • …and 13 more recipients

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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $4,000.00
Reception Co-Sponsorship $2,500.00
Filing Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Association of Prof Bail Agnts Nashville, TN — $67,900.00

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 2017 Historical $4,754.00 $7,754.00 Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73635
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $1,041.48 $4,754.00 Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 72326