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 | $9,000.00 |
| 2014 | $311,342.97 | $101,150.00 | $11,750.00 |
| 2013 | $366,542.23 | $22,300.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2012 | $416,644.41 | $43,000.00 | $11,750.00 |
| 2011 | $378,307.09 | $24,000.00 | $8,500.00 |
| 2010 | $328,948.35 | $27,500.00 | $6,750.00 |
| 2009 | $265,680.76 | $13,000.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2008 | $233,319.62 | $18,250.00 | $4,750.00 |
| 2007 | $197,525.58 | $96,400.00 | $2,500.00 |
| 2006 | $191,241.19 | $181,250.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2005 | $160,329.78 | $153,950.00 | $1,550.00 |
| 2004 | $146,682.61 | $74,940.54 | $1,750.00 |
| All years | $3,537,551.43 | $1,401,888.94 | $65,800.00 |
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 $65,800 to 50 candidates
$56,200 to 38 Republicans $9,600 to 12 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Ramsey † | Tennessee Senate, District 04 | Rep. | $5,750.00 |
| 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 |
| Doug Overbey † | Tennessee Senate, District 02 | Rep. | $2,750.00 |
| Curry Todd † | Tennessee House, District 95 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Michael Harrison † | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $2,350.00 |
† 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 $65,800. Of the $166,600 difference, $166,600 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $166,600 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:
- Corker, Bob $8,000.00
- Ketron, Bill $6,250.00
- 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
- Odom, Gary $3,350.00
- …and 132 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 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| State House 25Th Tx | $5,000.00 |
| Unspecified | $890.54 |
| Donations | $500.00 |
Dates
| 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 |
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: Q4 2022 filing Report 106697 |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $289,953.40 | $290,612.15 | Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105624 |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $288,308.40 | $289,953.40 | Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104095 |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $287,650.90 | $288,308.40 | Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102473 |
| Q2 2022 Historical | $288,344.85 | $287,650.90 | Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 100501 |
| Q1 2022 Amended Historical | $291,971.48 | $288,344.85 | Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98542 |
| Year-End 2021 Amended Historical | $285,354.28 | $291,971.48 | Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 98536 |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $279,344.56 | $285,354.28 | Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 95217 |
| Q4 2020 Amended Historical | $278,376.45 | $279,344.56 | Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 101986 |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $277,882.04 | $278,376.45 | Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92164 |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $302,896.74 | $277,882.04 | Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 91016 |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $301,893.42 | $302,896.74 | Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89459 |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $295,821.10 | $301,893.42 | Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 88613 |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $292,529.15 | $295,821.10 | Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 86939 |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $294,815.80 | $292,529.15 | Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 85489 |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $285,309.26 | $294,815.80 | Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 84317 |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $285,288.28 | $285,309.26 | Source: Q4 2018 filing Report 82445 |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $312,486.18 | $285,288.28 | Source: Pre-General 2018 filing Report 81257 |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $307,705.01 | $312,486.18 | Source: Q3 2018 filing Report 79296 |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $305,348.55 | $307,705.01 | Source: Pre-Primary 2018 filing Report 77862 |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $299,746.69 | $305,348.55 | Source: Q2 2018 filing Report 77043 |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $285,708.63 | $299,746.69 | Source: Q1 2018 filing Report 74498 |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $244,309.40 | $285,708.63 | Source: Year-End 2017 filing Report 73288 |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $233,685.04 | $244,309.40 | Source: Mid-Year 2017 filing Report 71621 |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $200,032.56 | $233,685.04 | Source: Q4 2016 filing Report 70260 |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $198,035.20 | $200,032.56 | Source: Pre-General 2016 filing Report 68832 |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $227,363.53 | $198,035.20 | Source: Q3 2016 filing Report 67331 |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $223,631.50 | $227,363.53 | Source: Pre-Primary 2016 filing Report 65868 |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $225,397.98 | $223,631.50 | Source: Q2 2016 filing Report 64595 |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $214,324.75 | $225,397.98 | Source: Q1 2016 filing Report 63076 |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $179,902.98 | $214,324.75 | Source: Year-End 2015 filing Report 61645 |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $90,926.40 | $179,902.98 | Source: Mid-Year 2015 filing Report 60276 |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $54,472.30 | $90,926.40 | Source: Q4 2014 filing Report 58694 |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $65,544.62 | $54,472.30 | Source: Pre-General 2014 filing Report 57742 |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $77,421.81 | $65,544.62 | Source: Q3 2014 filing Report 55728 |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $94,656.85 | $77,421.81 | Source: Pre-Primary 2014 filing Report 54349 |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $109,604.66 | $94,656.85 | Source: Q2 2014 filing Report 52934 |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $84,960.62 | $109,604.66 | Source: Q1 2014 filing Report 50360 |
| Year-End 2013 Historical | $83,521.53 | $84,960.62 | Source: Year-End 2013 filing Report 48714 |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $78,993.43 | $83,521.53 | Source: Mid-Year 2013 filing Report 48178 |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $23,794.88 | $78,993.43 | Source: Q4 2012 filing Report 45685 |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $28,604.07 | $23,794.88 | Source: Pre-General 2012 filing Report 44763 |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $30,016.63 | $28,604.07 | Source: Q3 2012 filing Report 43258 |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $37,626.11 | $30,016.63 | Source: Pre-Primary 2012 filing Report 42287 |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $53,913.96 | $37,626.11 | Source: Q2 2012 filing Report 40694 |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $65,689.02 | $53,913.96 | Source: Q1 2012 filing Report 40188 |
| Year-End 2011 Amended Historical | $156,800.42 | $65,689.02 | Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 39033 |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $110,760.26 | $156,800.42 | Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37080 |
| Q4 2010 Historical | $40,797.21 | $110,760.26 | Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 35636 |
| Pre-General 2010 Historical | $45,320.92 | $40,797.21 | Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 34832 |
| Q3 2010 Historical | $89,328.65 | $45,320.92 | Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 33318 |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Historical | $85,860.83 | $89,328.65 | Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32510 |
| Q2 2010 Historical | $91,076.73 | $85,860.83 | Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 31026 |
| Q1 2010 Historical | $95,321.91 | $91,076.73 | Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30008 |
| Year-End 2009 Historical | $117,143.68 | $95,321.91 | Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 28952 |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $120,741.15 | $117,143.68 | Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27399 |
| Q4 2008 Historical | $94,851.84 | $120,741.15 | Source: Q4 2008 filing Report 26075 |
| Pre-General 2008 Historical | $90,866.91 | $94,851.84 | Source: Pre-General 2008 filing Report 25036 |
| Q3 2008 Historical | $109,287.49 | $90,866.91 | Source: Q3 2008 filing Report 23723 |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $96,564.40 | $109,287.49 | Source: Pre-Primary 2008 filing Report 22790 |
| Q2 2008 Amended Historical | $106,086.79 | $96,564.40 | Source: Q2 2008 filing Report 22238 |
| Q1 2008 Historical | $87,421.53 | $106,086.79 | Source: Q1 2008 filing Report 20760 |
| Year-End 2007 Historical | $55,045.29 | $87,421.53 | Source: Year-End 2007 filing Report 14790 |
| Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical | $49,310.95 | $55,045.29 | Source: Mid-Year 2007 filing Report 13460 |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $19,198.41 | $49,310.95 | Source: Q4 2006 filing Report 11994 |
| Pre-General 2006 Historical | $14,445.98 | $19,198.41 | Source: Pre-General 2006 filing Report 10797 |
| Q3 2006 Historical | $35,521.01 | $14,445.98 | Source: Q3 2006 filing Report 9897 |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $47,715.19 | $35,521.01 | Source: Pre-Primary 2006 filing Report 8700 |
| Q2 2006 Amended Historical | $45,456.63 | $47,715.19 | Source: Q2 2006 filing Report 8215 |
| Q1 2006 Historical | $38,719.76 | $45,456.63 | Source: Q1 2006 filing Report 6112 |
| Q4 2005 Historical | $43,371.64 | $38,719.76 | Source: Q4 2005 filing Report 5287 |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $58,946.36 | $43,371.64 | Source: Q3 2005 filing Report 4599 |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $41,806.37 | $58,946.36 | Source: Q2 2005 filing Report 3965 |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $31,951.23 | $41,806.37 | Source: Q1 2005 filing Report 3477 |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $28,928.74 | $31,951.23 | Source: Q4 2004 filing Report 3143 |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $34,921.53 | $28,928.74 | Source: Q3 2004 filing Report 2576 |
| Q2 2004 Amended Historical | $52,136.29 | $34,921.53 | Source: Q2 2004 filing Report 2657 |
| Q1 2004 Amended Historical | $40,658.35 | $52,136.29 | Source: Q1 2004 filing Report 2527 |