Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Katherine Pesut Moffat · Nashville, TN

Raised
$13,585
incl. $4,180 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$11,500
To TN candidates
$10,500
91% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
8.7% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $6,000 to 6 candidates
$4,500 to 4 Republicans $1,500 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $11,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,500 (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: $11,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $2,000.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 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 $10,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $6,000. Of the $4,500 difference, $4,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $2,000.00
  • Hall (House), Mark $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Faison's Freedom $500.00

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
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ed Wise Knoxville, TN Retired $2,000.00
Smith Mark Knoxville, TN Wilmoth and Rose $1,000.00
Heinl Richard Cleveland, TN Medical Specialties $775.00
Greg Cain Madisonville, TN Madisonville Primary Care Group $700.00
James Montag Jonesborough, TN Advanced Community Care, PC $550.00
Michelle Ross Clarksville, TN Jennie Stuart Urology $550.00
David Roberts Jackson, TN Heart and Vascular $510.00
Lennon David Eagleville, TN Painmd $500.00
Mohammad Sadril Jellico, TN Dayspring Health $500.00
Johnny Nowlin Culleoka, TN Maury Regional Medical Health Group $325.00

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 $24,813.49 $22,726.15 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $21,014.46 $24,813.49 Source ↗