Phrma Tennessee PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Nov 2012 · Treasurer: Bethany Sherrer · Washington, DC

Raised
$25,000
Total Spent
$33,000
To TN candidates
$30,000
91% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
9.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,000 to 20 candidates
$24,000 to 19 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $30,000 (91%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $33,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $30,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $4,000.00
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $1,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Iris Rudder † Tennessee House, District 39 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 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 $30,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $25,000. Of the $5,000 difference, $5,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $5,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Faison's Freedom $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Phrma Washington, DC — $23,000.00
Cameron Sexton Nashville, TN — $1,000.00
Robin Smith Hixson, TN Rivers Edge Alliance $1,000.00

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
Q4 2022 Historical $33,936.49 $2,921.49 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $10,936.49 $33,936.49 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $10,936.49 $10,936.49 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $10,936.49 $10,936.49 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $10,936.49 $10,936.49 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $10,936.49 $10,936.49 Source ↗