TN Safe Communities PAC
Year by year
| 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 | $0.00 |
| 2008 | $9,700.00 | $8,500.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $41,914.88 | $40,610.55 | $0.00 |
Where the Money Goes
Of the $40,611 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $32,361 (80%) — 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 | $32,361 |
| Contributions to candidates | $6,750 |
- Operating & other $32,361 80%
- To TN candidates $6,750 17%
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,000 2.5%
- To other PACs $500 1.2%
“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 $6,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. 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 — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- 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
| 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Republican Party | North Carolina | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Donations | $16,950.00 |
| Professional Services | $11,000.00 |
| Campaign Workers | $1,100.00 |
| Withdrawal | $1,043.61 |
| Telephone | $976.67 |
| Office Supplies | $762.27 |
| Postage | $528.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirich, Amy | Donations | 06/27/2011 | $5,000.00 |
| Coley, James | Donations | 06/27/2011 | $2,000.00 |
| Schroeder Companies | Professional Services | 06/03/2011 | $2,000.00 |
| Schroeder Companies | Withdrawal | 01/25/2013 | $1,043.61 |
| Friends of Jim Strickland | Donations | 04/26/2011 | $1,000.00 |
| Schroeder Companies | Professional Services | 10/21/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Schroeder Companies | Professional Services | 11/02/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Schroeder Companies | Professional Services | 11/11/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Schroeder Companies | Professional Services | 11/29/2010 | $1,000.00 |
| Schroeder Companies | Professional Services | 12/06/2010 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbons for Gov | Memphis, TN | — | $6,637.76 |
| James A Haslam II | Knoxville, TN | — | $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 | Memphis, TN | Self-Employed | $2,000.00 |
| Bill Rhodes | Memphis, TN | AutoZone | $1,000.00 |
| Committee for Better Govt Autozone, Inc. | Memphis, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Edwin Barnett | Memphis, TN | The Barnett Group | $1,000.00 |
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 2012 Historical | $1,160.61 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Late Historical | $1,160.61 | $1,160.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $1,211.61 | $1,160.61 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $1,262.61 | $1,211.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $1,279.61 | $1,262.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $230.61 | $1,279.61 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $3,435.95 | $230.61 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Amended Historical | $1,011.26 | $3,435.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $3,252.86 | $1,011.26 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $1,466.74 | $3,252.86 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $599.67 | $1,466.74 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $99.67 | $599.67 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $1,419.67 | $99.67 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $1,399.67 | $1,419.67 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $1,789.67 | $1,399.67 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Late Historical | $1,809.55 | $1,789.67 | 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 ↗ |