West TN Business Coalition
Registered Jul 2013 · Treasurer: John Moore · Memphis, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $60,000.00 | $55,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $180.00 | $0.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $660.60 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $3,250.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $4,100.00 | $27,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $21,000.00 | $43,152.76 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $7,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $8,080.17 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $77,184.00 | $67,084.82 | $0.00 |
| 2014 | $117,462.13 | $43,273.47 | $0.00 |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| All years | $289,996.13 | $244,931.82 | $0.00 |
Raised
$289,996
incl. $950 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$244,932
To TN candidates
$213,000
87% of spending
Operating & other
$21,432
8.8% of spending
Where the Money Goes
Of the $244,932 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $213,000 (87%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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 spending: $21,432 ÷ Total spent: $244,932
| Operating / overhead spending | $21,432 |
| Contributions to candidates | $213,000 |
- To TN candidates $213,000 87%
- Operating & other $21,432 8.8%
- To other PACs $10,500 4.3%
Contributions to Candidates
No contributions to tracked candidates on record.
This committee’s own filings report $213,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $213,000 difference, $213,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $213,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Friends of Jim Strickland $11,000.00
- Friends for Mickell Lowery $10,000.00
- Friends of La Sonya Hall $10,000.00
- Colvett, Frank $8,500.00
- Friends To Elect Patrice Robinson $6,000.00
- Friends of Ac Wharton $6,000.00
- Friends for Berlin Boyd $5,500.00
- Billingsley, Mark $5,000.00
- Bradford, David $5,000.00
- Friends of David Lenoir $5,000.00
- …and 50 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 Edmund Ford Jr. | $7,000.00 |
| Committee To Elect Eddie Jones | $2,500.00 |
| Committee To Elect Miska Clay Bibbs | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Professional Services | $15,862.56 |
| Food / Beverage | $1,645.69 |
| Local Race Support | $1,500.00 |
| Friends Of Steve Basar, Local Race | $1,000.00 |
| Bank Fees | $840.60 |
| Filing Fees | $440.38 |
| Printing | $142.59 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Memphis Chamber | Professional Services | 09/21/2015 | $15,862.56 |
| Friends To Elect Willie Brooks | Local Race Support | 07/09/2014 | $1,500.00 |
| Friends of Steve Basar | Friends Of Steve Basar, Local Race | 07/09/2014 | $1,000.00 |
| Reid, Jean | Food / Beverage | 09/21/2015 | $722.26 |
| First Horizon | Bank Fees | 12/31/2023 | $540.60 |
| Fork It Over Catering | Food / Beverage | 05/24/2018 | $508.55 |
| Internal Revenue Service | Filing Fees | 10/05/2016 | $340.00 |
| Fork It Over Catering | Food / Beverage | 07/12/2018 | $144.21 |
| Office Max | Printing | 01/29/2014 | $142.59 |
| Fork It Over Catering | Food / Beverage | 07/15/2016 | $139.79 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southworth Capital MGMT | Memphis, TN | — | $60,000.00 |
| Greater Memphis Chamber | Memphis, TN | — | $32,496.13 |
| Tri State Truck Center | Memphis, TN | — | $30,000.00 |
| Leigh Shockey | Rossville, TN | Drexel Chemical Company | $25,000.00 |
| J R Hyde | Memphis, TN | Retired | $12,000.00 |
| Autozone | Memphis, TN | — | $10,000.00 |
| Commericial Advisors LLC | Memphis, TN | — | $6,000.00 |
| Colonial Properties Services INC M A A | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
| JM Pentecost | Eads, TN | Power and Tel Supply | $5,000.00 |
| Nike | Memphis, TN | — | $5,000.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 Late | $10,967.75 | $10,967.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | $55,967.75 | $10,967.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | $5,967.75 | $55,967.75 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 | $6,157.75 | $5,967.75 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 Late | $6,157.75 | $6,157.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $6,157.75 | $6,157.75 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $6,157.75 | $6,157.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $6,247.75 | $6,157.75 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $6,247.75 | $6,247.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Late Historical | $6,247.75 | $6,247.75 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $6,337.75 | $6,247.75 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $6,878.35 | $6,337.75 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $6,998.35 | $6,878.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Amended Historical | $7,028.35 | $6,998.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $7,028.35 | $7,028.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $7,118.35 | $7,028.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $6,118.35 | $7,118.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $3,958.35 | $6,118.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $4,033.35 | $3,958.35 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $4,108.35 | $4,033.35 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $4,198.35 | $4,108.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $4,273.35 | $4,198.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $4,348.35 | $4,273.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $4,423.35 | $4,348.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $4,423.35 | $4,423.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $4,498.35 | $4,423.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Late Historical | $4,708.35 | $4,498.35 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $30,208.35 | $4,708.35 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $28,108.35 | $30,208.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $28,108.35 | $28,108.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $28,108.35 | $28,108.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $28,108.35 | $28,108.35 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $45,752.56 | $28,108.35 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $65,261.11 | $45,752.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $50,361.11 | $65,261.11 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $43,361.11 | $50,361.11 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $43,461.11 | $43,361.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $43,561.49 | $43,461.11 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $43,901.49 | $43,561.49 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $43,901.49 | $43,901.49 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $51,641.28 | $43,901.49 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Late Historical | $51,641.28 | $51,641.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Amended Historical | $51,641.28 | $51,641.28 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $68,826.10 | $51,641.28 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $44,026.10 | $68,826.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $42,026.10 | $44,026.10 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $41,926.10 | $42,026.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $38,226.10 | $41,926.10 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $25,726.10 | $38,226.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $46,476.10 | $25,726.10 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Late Historical | $0.00 | $46,476.10 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |