TN Safe Communities PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $8,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $7,000 (82%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
Why this number?
Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.
Show formula
Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).
| Operating / overhead spending | $7,000 |
| Contributions to candidates | $500 |
- Operating & other $7,000 82%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 12%
- To TN candidates $500 5.9%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $500 difference, $500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Gresham, Dolores $500.00
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.
Given in Other States
This committee sent $1,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Party | North Carolina | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $7,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carr, Joe | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Cook, Tim | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Dennis, Vance | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Faulk, Mike | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Ford, Dan | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Halford, Curtis | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Heath, Steve | Donations | 10/11/2008 | $500.00 |
| McCall, II, Albert | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Niederhauser, Mike | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
| Rich, Barrett | Donations | 10/14/2008 | $500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| J R Hyde | Memphis, TN | Self-Employed | $1,500.00 |
| Committee for Better Govt Autozone, Inc. | Memphis, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Hilliard Crews | Collierville, TN | Crews Manufactureing | $1,000.00 |
| James Jones 2008 | Kingsport, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| R Brad Martin | Memphis, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| J Bayard Boyle Jr | Memphis, TN | Boyle Company | $500.00 |
| Larry Bryan | Memphis, TN | best effort made | $500.00 |
| Larry Papasan | Memphis, TN | Retired | $500.00 |
| Paul Boyle | Memphis, TN | Boyle Investments | $500.00 |
| Ronnie Tacker | Memphis, TN | Raymond James & Ass | $500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2008 Historical | $1,339.55 | $1,809.55 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical | $5,889.55 | $1,339.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Amended Historical | $1,419.55 | $5,889.55 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $419.55 | $1,419.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $0.00 | $419.55 | Source ↗ |