Political Action Committee Firstcash, Inc.

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$214,698
incl. $2,839 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$70,600
Spent outside Tennessee
$51,850
73% of spending
To TN candidates
$16,750
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,000 to 20 candidates
$5,250 to 15 Republicans $1,750 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $70,600 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $51,850 (73%) — 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: $70,600
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $16,750
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
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $500.00
Jason L Powell † Tennessee House, District 53 Dem. $500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $500.00
Kerry Roberts † Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $500.00
Sara Kyle † Tennessee Senate, District 30 Dem. $500.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $250.00
Antonio Parkinson † Tennessee House, District 98 Dem. $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 $16,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,000. Of the $9,750 difference, $9,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $9,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey, Ron $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Harper, Thelma $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Sanderson, Bill $500.00
  • Todd, Curry $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $250.00
  • …and 18 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
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $500.00
House Republican Caucus $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $51,850 to 58 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 15 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
Blaine for Congress Missouri $2,500.00
Friends of Patrick Murphy Florida $2,500.00
Kyrsten Sinema for Congress Arizona $2,500.00
Thornberry for Congress Committee Texas $2,500.00
Yoder for Congress Kansas $2,500.00
Emmer for Congress Minnesota $2,000.00
French Hill for Arkansas Arkansas $2,000.00
Friends of Mia Love Utah $2,000.00
Poliquin for Congress Maine $2,000.00
Robert Aderholt for Congress Alabama $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Jeffrey Caraway Farmers Branch, TX PJC Amusements, LLC $9,400.00
Terrill Rutledge Bowling Green, KY TRK Enterpirses, Inc. $7,746.38
Thomas Stuart Fort Worth, TX Cash America International $5,097.62
Thomas Bessant Fort Worth, TX Cash America International, Inc. $5,006.68
John Linscott Fort Worth, TX Cash America $5,004.18
Colby White Garden Ridge, TX C & W Vending $5,000.00
Dan Feehan Fort Worth, TX Cash America $5,000.00
Tim Hager Richardson, TX C & W Vending $5,000.00
Sharon White Garden Ridge, TX C & W Vending $4,969.50
Jaime White San Antonio, TX Shareholder $4,900.00

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 2015 Historical $179,902.98 $214,324.75 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $90,926.40 $179,902.98 Source ↗