Memphis

The Speaker S Fund

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$249,950
incl. $75 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$437,479
To TN candidates
$411,500
94% of spending
Operating & other
$24,979
5.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 3 candidates
$5,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $437,479 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $411,500 (94%) — 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: $24,979 ÷ Total spent: $437,479
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $24,979
Contributions to candidates $411,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Stratton Bone † Tennessee House, District 46 Dem. $2,500.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $2,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 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 $411,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $406,000 difference, $406,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $406,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Victory 2008 $250,000.00
  • Camp, Randy $15,000.00
  • Bain, Cleveland Derrick $10,000.00
  • Bibb, Robert (Bob) $10,000.00
  • Byrge, Roger $10,000.00
  • Cobb, Ty $10,000.00
  • Ryal, James $10,000.00
  • Tipps, Tim $10,000.00
  • Wheeler, Stan $10,000.00
  • Yokley, Eddie $10,000.00
  • …and 17 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
Tennessee Democratic Party $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Campaign Employee $6,200.00
Members Campaign Poll $6,000.00
Food For Fundraiser $2,900.00
Legislative Staff Christmas Breakfast $2,500.00
Printing Invitations $1,231.72
Members Dinner $1,187.55
Postage $966.00
Tax Payment $827.00
Campaign Breakfast Fundraiser $600.00
Funraiser Tent Rental $546.25

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Pipe Trades Council Educational Committee PAC Nashville, TN — $35,000.00
Plumbers Pipefitters Education Committee Nashville, TN — $25,000.00
Allan Jones Cleveland, TN Jones Management $21,000.00
Fedex Corporation PAC Memphis, TN — $15,000.00
Tennessee REALTORS PAC (RPAC) Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
Gregory Hnedak Memphis, TN Hnedak Bobo Group $10,000.00
Atennessee State Council Seiu Clinton, TN — $5,000.00
Farris Bobango PAC Memphis, TN — $5,000.00
Charles Seivers Nashville, TN Best Effort Made $3,000.00
House Democratic Caucus Nashville, TN — $3,000.00

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 2008 Amended Historical $50,096.73 $15,988.74 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 27187
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $300,314.57 $50,096.73 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25642
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $388,738.29 $300,314.57 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24603
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $352,115.29 $388,738.29 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22536
Q2 2008 Historical $199,045.56 $352,115.29 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21302
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $198,538.35 $199,045.56 Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20929