Political Action Committee Firstcash, Inc.

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$311,343
incl. $43,120 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$101,150
Spent outside Tennessee
$72,400
72% of spending
To TN candidates
$27,500
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,750 to 22 candidates
$6,000 to 16 Republicans $2,750 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $101,150 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $72,400 (72%) — 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: $101,150
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $27,500

“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
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 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 $27,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,750. Of the $18,750 difference, $18,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hall, Steve $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • McManus, Stephen $1,000.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $1,000.00
  • Lollar, Ron $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Harrison, Michael $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • …and 32 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
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $250.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $72,400 to 36 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 13 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
Cornyn, John Texas $7,500.00
Jebfund Maryland $5,000.00
Pete PAC Virginia $5,000.00
Steve Daines for Montana Montana $5,000.00
The NRCC Washington, D.C. $5,000.00
John Carona Campaign Texas $3,000.00
Andy Barr for Congress Kentucky $2,500.00
Dewine, Mike Ohio $2,500.00
Don Huffines for Texas Senate Texas $2,500.00
Free State PAC Kansas $2,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Thomas Bessant Fort Worth, TX Cash America International, Inc. $5,006.49
Colby White Garden Ridge, TX C & W Vending $5,000.00
David Fisher Chicago, IL Cash America International, Inc. $5,000.00
Gregory White San Antonio, TX C & W Vending $5,000.00
Jaime White San Antonio, TX Shareholder $5,000.00
Jeffrey Caraway Farmers Branch, TX PJC Amusements, LLC $5,000.00
Linda Hager Richardson, TX C&W Vending $5,000.00
Phillip Caraway Keller, TX PJC Amusements, LLC $5,000.00
Rosanne Hendricks Ringgold, GA Candyworks Usa $5,000.00
Sharon White Garden Ridge, 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
Q4 2014 Historical $54,472.30 $90,926.40 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $65,544.62 $54,472.30 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $77,421.81 $65,544.62 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $94,656.85 $77,421.81 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $109,604.66 $94,656.85 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Late Historical $84,960.62 $109,604.66 Source ↗