Political Action Committee Firstcash, Inc.
Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: April Medina · Fort Worth, TX
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 / overhead spending | $0 |
| Contributions to candidates | $12,850 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $80,550 84%
- To TN candidates $12,850 13%
- To other PACs $3,000 3.1%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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.
| 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
| 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.