Farmers Employee Agents PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2006 · Treasurer: Kyle Dorris · Oklahoma City, OK

Raised
$33,478
incl. $26,640 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$28,995
To TN candidates
$25,000
86% of spending
Operating & other
$3,995
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,500 to 8 candidates
$5,500 to 8 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $28,995 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $25,000 (86%) — 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: $3,995 ÷ Total spent: $28,995
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,995
Contributions to candidates $25,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Mike Sparks † Tennessee House, District 49 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Sherrell † Tennessee House, District 43 Rep. $1,000.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $25,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $19,500 difference, $19,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Dean, Karl $6,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $2,500.00
  • Harwell, Beth $1,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • Doss, Barry $1,000.00
  • Dunn, Bill $1,000.00
  • Fitzhugh, Craig $1,000.00
  • Fulbright, Michael $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $1,000.00
  • …and 6 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Compliance / Accounting $2,250.00
Catering $1,745.27

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tom Eison Dyersburg, TN Self-Employed $1,800.00
Betsy Nealon Franklin, TN Farmers Insurance $1,312.50
Brad Armstrong Nashville, TN Farmers Ins. $720.00
Debra Baskin Brighton, TN Self-Employed $440.00
John Sills Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $420.00
Robert Ingram Hendersonville, TN Self-Employed $400.00
Jim Cline Kingsport, TN Self-Employed $270.00
Daryl Foster Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $210.00
Dennis Gillespie Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $200.00
Kyle Dorris Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $150.00

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 2018 Amended Historical $70,937.07 $76,152.07 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $68,537.07 $70,937.07 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $70,210.12 $68,537.07 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $85,085.12 $70,210.12 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $78,457.34 $85,085.12 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $71,839.84 $78,457.34 Source ↗