Political Action Committee Firstcash, Inc.
Registered Jan 2004 · Treasurer: April Medina · Fort Worth, TX
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $8,626.92 | $300,598.40 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $11,626.92 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2020 | $13,815.41 | $29,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2019 | $18,219.89 | $11,000.00 | $0.00 |
| 2018 | $43,600.63 | $45,500.00 | $0.00 |
| 2017 | $78,173.59 | $30,250.00 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $152,225.13 | $158,700.00 | $0.00 |
| 2015 | $214,698.35 | $70,600.00 | $7,000.00 |
| 2014 | $311,342.97 | $101,150.00 | $8,750.00 |
| 2013 | $366,542.23 | $22,300.00 | $4,500.00 |
| 2012 | $416,644.41 | $43,000.00 | $8,250.00 |
| 2011 | $378,307.09 | $24,000.00 | $5,750.00 |
| 2010 | $328,948.35 | $27,500.00 | $4,750.00 |
| 2009 | $265,680.76 | $13,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2008 | $233,319.62 | $18,250.00 | $3,750.00 |
| 2007 | $197,525.58 | $96,400.00 | $1,750.00 |
| 2006 | $191,241.19 | $181,250.00 | $250.00 |
| 2005 | $160,329.78 | $153,950.00 | $450.00 |
| 2004 | $146,682.61 | $74,940.54 | $750.00 |
| All years | $3,537,551.43 | $1,401,888.94 | $46,950.00 |
Raised
$3,537,551
incl. $262,477 unitemized small gifts
excl. $21,585 in bookkeeping entries — carried-forward balances, adjustments, refunds — not money raised
Total Spent
$1,401,889
Spent outside Tennessee
$1,150,148
82% of spending
To TN candidates
$232,400
17% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $46,950 to 39 candidates
$38,600 to 29 Republicans $8,350 to 10 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,401,889 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,150,148 (82%) — 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: $6,391 ÷ Total spent: $1,401,889
| Operating / overhead spending | $6,391 |
| Contributions to candidates | $232,400 |
- Spent outside Tennessee $1,150,148 82%
- To TN candidates $232,400 17%
- To other PACs $12,950 0.9%
- Operating & other $6,391 0.5%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $4,750.00 |
| Ken Yager † | Tennessee Senate, District 12 | Rep. | $3,500.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $3,250.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $3,000.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $2,250.00 |
| Susan M Lynn † | Tennessee House, District 57 | Rep. | $1,850.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Karen Camper † | Tennessee House, District 87 | Dem. | $1,500.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $232,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $46,950. Of the $185,450 difference, $185,450 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $185,450 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Corker, Bob $8,000.00
- Ketron, Bill $6,250.00
- Ramsey, Ron $5,750.00
- Black (2012), Diane $5,500.00
- Tate, Reginald $5,500.00
- Steve Fincher for Congress $5,000.00
- Harwell, Beth Halteman $4,250.00
- Norris, Mark $4,100.00
- Woodson, Jamie $4,000.00
- Tracy, Jim $3,750.00
- …and 143 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 |
|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | $3,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $1,250.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $1,000.00 |
| Raam PAC | $1,000.00 |
| TN House Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| TNPAC (Jamie Woodson) | $1,000.00 |
| The Speaker S Fund | $1,000.00 |
| House Democratic Caucus | $750.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $750.00 |
| TN Senate Democratic Caucus | $650.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $788,550 to 505 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 40 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 | $22,500.00 |
| Sessions, Pete | Texas | $20,000.00 |
| Hensarling, Thomas | Texas | $14,500.00 |
| Cornyn, John | Texas | $12,200.00 |
| Jebfund | Maryland | $10,000.00 |
| Texans for Joe Strus | Texas | $10,000.00 |
| Abbott, Greg | Texas | $9,000.00 |
| Yoder for Congress | Kansas | $8,700.00 |
| Blaine for Congress | Missouri | $7,700.00 |
| Dewine, Mike | Ohio | $7,500.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 505 out-of-state recipients by total. Download the full list (CSV).
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| State House 25Th Tx | $5,000.00 |
| Unspecified | $890.54 |
| Donations | $500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Bonnen Campaign | State House 25Th Tx | 12/03/2018 | $5,000.00 |
| Cash America International | Unspecified | 09/14/2004 | $491.81 |
| Schrock, Craig | Unspecified | 09/14/2004 | $398.73 |
| Fowlkes, Joe | Donations | 06/23/2004 | $250.00 |
| Litz, John | Donations | 06/23/2004 | $250.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory White | San Antonio, TX | C & W Vending | $69,400.00 |
| Colby White | Garden Ridge, TX | C & W Vending | $67,183.00 |
| Sharon White | Garden Ridge, TX | C & W Vending | $64,937.06 |
| Thomas Bessant | Fort Worth, TX | Cash America International, Inc. | $57,300.83 |
| Linda Hager | Richardson, TX | C&W Vending | $53,242.60 |
| Dan Feehan | Fort Worth, TX | Cash America | $45,000.00 |
| John Linscott | Fort Worth, TX | Cash America | $42,537.72 |
| Tim Hager | Richardson, TX | C & W Vending | $40,550.00 |
| Terrill Rutledge | Bowling Green, KY | TRK Enterpirses, Inc. | $38,257.37 |
| Beutnagel Shannon | San Antonio, TX | — | $37,126.00 |
Showing the top 500 of 625 funders by total given. Download the full list (CSV).
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 Historical | $290,612.15 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $289,953.40 | $290,612.15 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $288,308.40 | $289,953.40 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $287,650.90 | $288,308.40 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $288,344.85 | $287,650.90 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Amended Historical | $291,971.48 | $288,344.85 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Amended Historical | $285,354.28 | $291,971.48 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $279,344.56 | $285,354.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $278,376.45 | $279,344.56 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $277,882.04 | $278,376.45 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $302,896.74 | $277,882.04 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $301,893.42 | $302,896.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $295,821.10 | $301,893.42 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $292,529.15 | $295,821.10 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $294,815.80 | $292,529.15 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $285,309.26 | $294,815.80 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $285,288.28 | $285,309.26 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $312,486.18 | $285,288.28 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $307,705.01 | $312,486.18 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $305,348.55 | $307,705.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $299,746.69 | $305,348.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $285,708.63 | $299,746.69 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $244,309.40 | $285,708.63 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $233,685.04 | $244,309.40 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $200,032.56 | $233,685.04 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $198,035.20 | $200,032.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $227,363.53 | $198,035.20 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $223,631.50 | $227,363.53 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $225,397.98 | $223,631.50 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $214,324.75 | $225,397.98 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $179,902.98 | $214,324.75 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $90,926.40 | $179,902.98 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $83,521.53 | $84,960.62 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $78,993.43 | $83,521.53 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $23,794.88 | $78,993.43 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $28,604.07 | $23,794.88 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $30,016.63 | $28,604.07 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $37,626.11 | $30,016.63 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $53,913.96 | $37,626.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $65,689.02 | $53,913.96 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $156,800.42 | $65,689.02 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $110,760.26 | $156,800.42 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $40,797.21 | $110,760.26 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $45,320.92 | $40,797.21 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Late Historical | $89,328.65 | $45,320.92 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $85,860.83 | $89,328.65 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Late Historical | $91,076.73 | $85,860.83 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Late Historical | $95,321.91 | $91,076.73 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Late Historical | $117,143.68 | $95,321.91 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $120,741.15 | $117,143.68 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $94,851.84 | $120,741.15 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $90,866.91 | $94,851.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $109,287.49 | $90,866.91 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $96,564.40 | $109,287.49 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $106,086.79 | $96,564.40 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Late Historical | $87,421.53 | $106,086.79 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $55,045.29 | $87,421.53 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $49,310.95 | $55,045.29 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $19,198.41 | $49,310.95 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $14,445.98 | $19,198.41 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $35,521.01 | $14,445.98 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $47,715.19 | $35,521.01 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $45,456.63 | $47,715.19 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $38,719.76 | $45,456.63 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $43,371.64 | $38,719.76 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $58,946.36 | $43,371.64 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $41,806.37 | $58,946.36 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $31,951.23 | $41,806.37 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $28,928.74 | $31,951.23 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $34,921.53 | $28,928.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Amended Historical | $52,136.29 | $34,921.53 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $40,658.35 | $52,136.29 | Source ↗ |