Memphis

The Speaker S Fund

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Reta Adams · Covington, TN

Raised
$212,526
excl. $17,574 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$204,597
To other PACs
$140,000
68% of spending
To TN candidates
$61,500
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,500 to 2 candidates
$2,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $204,597 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $140,000 (68%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $3,097 ÷ Total spent: $204,597
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,097
Contributions to candidates $61,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $1,500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $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 $61,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,500. Of the $59,000 difference, $59,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $59,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Derryberry, Guy $10,000.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $10,000.00
  • Fowlkes, Joe $5,000.00
  • Sontany, Janis Baird $2,500.00
  • Coleman, Kent $2,500.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $2,500.00
  • Favors, Joanne $2,000.00
  • Jones, Jr., Ulysses $2,000.00
  • Moore, Gary $2,000.00
  • Borchert, Willie (Butch) $1,500.00
  • …and 21 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
House Democratic Caucus $140,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $1,279.20
Telephone $412.07
Reimbursement $407.00
Office Supplies $371.96
Fundraiser Expenses $356.79
Pac Registration Fee $150.00
Printing Checks $61.15
Postage $59.20

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
J R Hyde Memphis, TN President $25,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $15,000.00
Att Tennessee PAC Nashville, TN — $7,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA) Nashville, TN — $6,000.00
Brenda McKenzie Nashville, TN Self-Employed $5,000.00
Farris Bobango PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Highway Contractors PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Thomas Hayes Lawrenceburg, TN Hayes Management $5,000.00
Housing Industry PAC Nashville, TN — $4,000.00

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 2004 Historical $180,281.92 $30,529.91 Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 2944
Q3 2004 Historical $21,060.74 $180,281.92 Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 1912
Q2 2004 Historical $17,126.35 $21,060.74 Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 1070
Q1 2004 Historical $4,517.43 $17,126.35 Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 506