Memphis

TN Safe Communities PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

TN Safe Communities PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2012 $1,251.00 $1,043.61 $0.00
2011 $15,762.69 $16,292.34 $0.00
2010 $14,961.19 $14,574.60 $0.00
2009 $240.00 $200.00 $200.00
2008 $9,700.00 $8,500.00 $1,000.00
All years $41,914.88 $40,610.55 $1,200.00
Also giving in

Also gave $5,000.00 in Memphis-area 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
$41,915
incl. $1,877 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$40,611
Operating & other
$31,161
77% of spending
To TN candidates
$7,950
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,200 to 3 candidates
$1,200 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $40,611 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $31,161 (77%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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 spending: $31,161 ÷ Total spent: $40,611
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $31,161
Contributions to candidates $7,950
Source filings:

“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

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Barrett Rich † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $200.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $7,950 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,200. Of the $6,750 difference, $6,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Coley, James $2,000.00
  • Alexander, David $500.00
  • Butt, Sheila $500.00
  • Carr, Joe $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Henry, Douglas $500.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $500.00
  • Shelton, Clay $500.00
  • Shipley, Tony $500.00
  • …and 1 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
Committee To Elect Harold Collins $500.00

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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Tennessee Republican Party North Carolina $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $15,750.00
Professional Services $11,000.00
Campaign Workers $1,100.00
Withdrawal $1,043.61
Telephone $976.67
Office Supplies $762.27
Postage $528.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Gibbons for Gov Memphis, TN — $6,637.76
James Haslam Knoxville, TN Pilot Company $5,000.00
J R Hyde Memphis, TN Self-Employed $4,000.00
Barbara R Hyde Memphis, TN Jr Hyde Foundation $2,500.00
Friends of Bill Gibbons Memphis, TN — $2,500.00
Jerre Freeman Memphis, TN Self-Employed $2,400.00
R Brad Martin Chattanooga, TN RBM Venture Company $2,000.00
Committee for Better Govt Autozone, Inc. Memphis, TN — $1,000.00
Edwin Barnett Memphis, TN The Barnett Group $1,000.00
George Douglas Edwards Memphis, TN BBH Capital Partners $1,000.00

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 2012 Historical $1,160.61 $0.00 Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 46618
Pre-General 2012 Historical $1,160.61 $1,160.61 Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 45328
Q3 2012 Historical $1,211.61 $1,160.61 Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43357
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $1,262.61 $1,211.61 Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42280
Q2 2012 Amended Historical $1,279.61 $1,262.61 Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40798
Q1 2012 Historical $230.61 $1,279.61 Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 39625
Year-End 2011 Historical $3,435.95 $230.61 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38341
Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical $1,011.26 $3,435.95 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37766
Q4 2010 Historical $3,252.86 $1,011.26 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35544
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $1,466.74 $3,252.86 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 35118
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $599.67 $1,466.74 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33539
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $99.67 $599.67 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32232
Q2 2010 Historical $1,419.67 $99.67 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31189
Q1 2010 Historical $1,399.67 $1,419.67 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 29848
Year-End 2009 Historical $1,789.67 $1,399.67 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28831
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $1,809.55 $1,789.67 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 28304
Q4 2008 Historical $1,339.55 $1,809.55 Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26180
Pre-General 2008 Amended Historical $5,889.55 $1,339.55 Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25603
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $1,419.55 $5,889.55 Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 24594
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $419.55 $1,419.55 Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22654
Q2 2008 Historical $0.00 $419.55 Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 21756