Insurance and Financial Advisors PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Jay Scott Flowers · Cedar Falls, IA

Raised
$12,019
incl. $7,464 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$33,750
To TN candidates
$30,500
90% of spending
Operating & other
$3,250
9.6% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $23,000 to 19 candidates
$23,000 to 19 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,500 (90%) — 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 spending: $3,250 ÷ Total spent: $33,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $3,250
Contributions to candidates $30,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $1,500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,500.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $30,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $23,000. Of the $7,500 difference, $7,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $1,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,500.00
  • Swann, Art $1,500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Professional Services $3,000.00
General Liability Insurance $150.00
Admin Expense $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
C Robert Brown Germantown, TN Ameritas $963.60
H Bud Sherrod Knoxville, TN Allison, Sherrod & Owens $820.00
Brock Baker Nashville, TN Baker Benefits Corp $420.00
John Milam Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $420.00
Larry Smith Knoxville, TN Smith Insurance $300.00
Edwin Barnett Memphis, TN The Barnett Group $264.00
Pamela Lawhorn Knoxville, TN McGriff Insurance Services $210.00
J Mark Prudhomme Memphis, TN Northwestern Mutual $126.00
Jim Forbis Memphis, TN CFH Financial Services, Inc. $126.00
Michael Callahan Cordova, TN Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Compa $126.00

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 2021 Historical $83,202.31 $58,674.29 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $80,183.35 $83,202.31 Source ↗