Political Action Committee Firstcash, Inc.
Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: April Medina · Fort Worth, TX
Where the Money Goes
Of the $153,950 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $140,600 (91%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.
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).
- Spent outside Tennessee $140,600 91%
- To TN candidates $11,700 7.6%
- To other PACs $1,650 1.1%
“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
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $250.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $100.00 |
| Susan M Lynn † | Tennessee House, District 57 | Rep. | $100.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $11,700 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $450. Of the $11,250 difference, $11,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $11,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Ford, Harold $1,000.00
- Bredesen, Phil $1,000.00
- Black, Diane $500.00
- Bone, Stratton $500.00
- Briley, Rob $500.00
- Person, Jr., Curtis $500.00
- Ramsey, Ron $500.00
- Tracy, Jim $500.00
- Woodson, Jamie $500.00
- Armstrong, Joe $250.00
- …and 34 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 |
|---|---|
| TN House Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| TN Senate Democratic Caucus | $650.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $140,600 to 137 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 21 states. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pete PAC | Virginia | $5,000.00 |
| Searchlight Fund | Washington, D.C. | $5,000.00 |
| Sessions, Pete | Texas | $5,000.00 |
| Hensarling, Thomas | Texas | $5,000.00 |
| Defend America PAC | Alabama | $5,000.00 |
| Blasdel, Charles | Ohio | $4,500.00 |
| Kanjorski, Paul | Pennsylvania | $4,000.00 |
| Leadership PAC 2006 | Virginia | $3,000.00 |
| Delay, Thomas | Texas | $3,000.00 |
| Stabenow, Debbie | Michigan | $3,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Sandgerg | Cocoa Beach, FL | Self-Employed | $5,000.00 |
| Beutnagel Shannon | San Antonio, TX | — | $5,000.00 |
| Colby White | Garden Ridge, TX | C & W Vending | $5,000.00 |
| Dan Feehan | Fort Worth, TX | Cash America | $5,000.00 |
| Gregory White | San Antonio, TX | C & W Vending | $5,000.00 |
| Jaime Kosiba | San Antonio, TX | C & W Vending | $5,000.00 |
| James Beutnagle | San A Tonio, TX | C \& W Vending | $5,000.00 |
| Linda Hager | Richardson, TX | C&W Vending | $5,000.00 |
| Sharon White | Garden Ridge, TX | C & W Vending | $5,000.00 |
| Thomas Bessant | Fort Worth, TX | Cash America International, Inc. | $3,367.39 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.