Tennesseans for Greater Accountability

Political Action Committee

Registered Dec 2017 · Treasurer: Michael Terry · Murfreesboro, TN

Raised

$15,300

Total Spent

$15,397

Operating & other

$15,397

100% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,397 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,397 (100%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 100% of everything it spent; none of it reached Tennessee candidates as direct contributions.

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: $15,397 ÷ Total spent: $15,397

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$15,397
Contributions to candidates	$0

Source filings:

Operating & other $15,397 100%

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

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
Donations	$13,500.00
Advertising	$1,731.27
P.O. Box Charge	$166.00

from to

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Mary Esther Reed for Smyrna Mayor	Donations	11/22/2022	$7,500.00
Gerry Short for Smyrna Town Council	Donations	11/22/2022	$2,000.00
H.G. Cole for Smyrna Town Council	Donations	11/22/2022	$2,000.00
Mark Adkins for Smyrna Town Council	Donations	11/22/2022	$2,000.00
E Allan Brandon	Advertising	07/25/2022	$1,731.27
U.S. Post Office	P.O. Box Charge	07/01/2022	$166.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Shane McFarland	Murfreesboro, TN	Self-Employed	$7,500.00
Majority Blue, LLC	Franklin, TN	—	$1,800.00
Ben Jones	Savannah, GA	Thomas & Hutton	$1,500.00
James Collins	Savannah, GA	Thomas & Hutton	$1,500.00
Jerome Dempsey	Smyrna, TN	Dempsey, Dilling, & Associates	$1,500.00
Samuel McCachern	Savannah, GA	Thomas & Hutton	$1,500.00

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 Amended Historical	$6,773.07	$743.07	Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 112201
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$6,778.07	$6,773.07	Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106122
Q3 2022 Historical	$803.07	$6,778.07	Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 104869
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$905.34	$803.07	Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 102833
Q2 2022 Historical	$935.34	$905.34	Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101203
Q1 2022 Historical	$965.34	$935.34	Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99024