Political Action Committee Firstcash, Inc.

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: April Medina · Fort Worth, TX

Raised
$197,526
incl. $3,330 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$96,400
Spent outside Tennessee
$80,550
84% of spending
To TN candidates
$12,850
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,750 to 4 candidates
$1,750 to 4 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $96,400 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $80,550 (84%) — 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).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $96,400
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $12,850
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
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $12,850 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,750. Of the $11,100 difference, $11,100 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,100 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Woodson, Jamie $1,000.00
  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Bunch, Dewayne $500.00
  • Burchett, Tim $500.00
  • Finney, Lowe $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Marrero (Senate), Beverly $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • …and 19 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
Raam PAC $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $1,000.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $80,550 to 55 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 24 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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Frank, Barney Massachusetts $5,000.00
Sessions, Pete Texas $5,000.00
Chris Dodd for President Connecticut $4,000.00
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Washington, D.C. $3,000.00
Growth & Prosperity Political Action Committee Virginia $3,000.00
Maloney, Carolyn New York $3,000.00
Pete PAC Virginia $2,500.00
Rabenold, John Ohio $2,500.00
Rely On Your Beliefs Fund Washington, D.C. $2,500.00
Richardson, Bill New Mexico $2,300.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
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
James Beutnagel San Antonico, TX C \& W Vending $5,000.00
Jerry Blackmon Killeen, TX Retired $5,000.00
Lee White Plano, 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
Tim Hager Richardson, TX C & W Vending $5,000.00

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
Year-End 2007 Historical $55,045.29 $87,421.53 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $49,310.95 $55,045.29 Source ↗