Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jay Scott Flowers · Cedar Falls, IA
Where the Money Goes
Of the $36,548 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,500 (48%) — went to Tennessee candidates.
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 | $10,548 |
| Contributions to candidates | $17,500 |
- To TN candidates $17,500 48%
- Operating & other $10,548 29%
- To other PACs $6,500 18%
- Spent outside Tennessee $2,000 5.5%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Clark Boyd † | Tennessee House, District 46 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Dawn White † | Tennessee Senate, District 13 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Jimmy Matlock † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Kelly T Keisling † | Tennessee House, District 38 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Mark Pody † | Tennessee Senate, District 17 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs † | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Ron Travis † | Tennessee House, District 31 | Rep. | $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 $17,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,500. Of the $12,000 difference, $12,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $12,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Casada, Glen $2,000.00
- McManus, Stephen $2,000.00
- Green (Senate), Mark E. $1,000.00
- Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
- McCormick, Gerald $1,000.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $1,000.00
- Tate, Reginald $1,000.00
- Durham, Jeremy $500.00
- Fitzhugh, Craig $500.00
- Johnson, Curtis $500.00
- …and 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $2,500.00 |
| Quest PAC | $1,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $1,000.00 |
| House Republican Caucus | $1,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $2,000 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Naifa-Pac | Virginia | $2,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Admin Expense | $3,650.00 |
| Professional Services | $1,850.00 |
| Convention | $1,500.00 |
| Fundraiser | $964.91 |
| Lodging - Convention | $802.00 |
| Airfare | $713.08 |
| Lodging - Training Meeting | $540.50 |
| Pac Training In Tx-Travel Expenses | $244.42 |
| Awards | $183.28 |
| Political Action Fee | $100.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobe, Hastings & Associates | Professional Services | 06/02/2014 | $1,850.00 |
| Hilton Hotel | Convention | 04/07/2014 | $1,500.00 |
| Grand Hyatt Hotel | Lodging - Convention | 09/15/2014 | $802.00 |
| Westin City Center | Lodging - Training Meeting | 12/04/2014 | $540.50 |
| Holler, Peter | Fundraiser | 04/07/2014 | $504.00 |
| Delta Airlines | Airfare | 09/15/2014 | $398.00 |
| US Air | Airfare | 11/10/2014 | $315.08 |
| Balkcom, Cathy | Admin Expense | 06/02/2014 | $300.00 |
| Balkcom, Cathy | Admin Expense | 05/12/2014 | $300.00 |
| Balkcom, Cathy | Admin Expense | 04/07/2014 | $300.00 |
Who Funds It
$1,000.00 (2% of money raised) came from its own sponsor, Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC — counted in every total, shown so it doesn’t read as outside support.
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFAPAC TN | Murfreesboro, TN | — | $4,000.00 |
| C Robert Brown | Germantown, TN | Ameritas | $2,170.00 |
| Gibbs Smith | Nashville, TN | Benefit Programs, Inc. | $1,000.00 |
| Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC Sponsor | Cedar Falls, IA | — | $1,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson | Brentwood, TN | State Legislature | $1,000.00 |
| Jack Turner | Clarksville, TN | Self-Employed | $1,000.00 |
| Naifa Tennessee | Murfreesboro, TN | — | $1,000.00 |
| Naifa Memphis | Millington, TN | — | $564.00 |
| Tim Buckner | Kingsport, TN | Farm Bureau | $525.00 |
| Barry Williams | Knoxville, TN | Williams Brokerage | $500.00 |
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 2014 Historical | $60,657.78 | $67,907.62 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $58,163.15 | $60,657.78 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $53,983.95 | $58,163.15 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Historical | $53,551.82 | $53,983.95 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $65,108.12 | $53,551.82 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $56,857.70 | $65,108.12 | Source ↗ |