Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$40,308
incl. $9,133 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$29,000
To TN candidates
$22,000
76% of spending
To other PACs
$7,000
24% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $15,000 to 11 candidates
$14,000 to 10 Republicans $1,000 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $29,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,000 (76%) — 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: $29,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $22,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,500.00
Mark Cochran † Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $2,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $1,500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe † Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Sherrell † Tennessee House, District 43 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 $22,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $15,000. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Swann, Art $2,500.00
  • Concerned Constitutional Conservatives $2,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Whitson, Sam $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $2,500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,500.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $2,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Smith Mark Knoxville, TN Wilmoth and Rose $12,000.00
Greg Cain Madisonville, TN Madisonville Primary Care Group $5,500.00
Robert White Knoxville, TN DFC - Direct Family Care $5,000.00
Seth Weathersby Murfreesboro, TN Mt Medical Manangement $2,500.00
Ed Wise Knoxville, TN Retired $2,000.00
David Roberts Jackson, TN Heart and Vascular $850.00
Elliot Eric Delafield, WI Allegiance Medical, Inc. $500.00
Gary Tooley Memphis, TN Christian Brothers University $500.00
Lennon David Eagleville, TN Painmd $500.00
James Montag Jonesborough, TN Advanced Community Care, PC $300.00

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 $48,642.27 $33,291.19 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $49,430.67 $48,642.27 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $54,258.51 $49,430.67 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $53,328.51 $54,258.51 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $37,710.06 $53,328.51 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $22,726.15 $37,710.06 Source ↗