Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$11,320
incl. $2,555 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$22,808
To TN candidates
$22,500
99% of spending
Operating & other
$308
1.3% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $20,500 to 19 candidates
$20,500 to 19 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,808 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $22,500 (99%) — 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: $308 ÷ Total spent: $22,808
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $308
Contributions to candidates $22,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,500.00
Ed Jackson Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Mark Cochran † Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $1,500.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Brock Martin † Tennessee House, District 79 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe Tennessee Senate, District 01 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 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 $22,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $20,500. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $2,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Jernigan, Darren $500.00
  • Ragan, John $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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Credit Card Processing Fees $307.60

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ed Wise Knoxville, TN Retired $2,000.00
Greg Cain Madisonville, TN Madisonville Primary Care Group $600.00
James Montag Jonesborough, TN Advanced Community Care, PC $600.00
Donald Black Clarksville, TN BRP Medical Agency, LLC $500.00
Smith Mark Knoxville, TN Wilmoth and Rose $500.00
Lennon David Eagleville, TN Painmd $350.00
Melissa Watson Seymour, TN Seymour Weight & Wellness $350.00
Heinl Richard Cleveland, TN Medical Specialties $300.00
Jennifer Light Knoxville, TN Gi 4 Kids $300.00
Joseph Lindahl Gallatin, TN Tennessee Sports Medicine & Orthopaedics, 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
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $34,615.71 $21,803.59 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $33,291.19 $34,615.71 Source ↗