Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Year by year

Tennessee Academy of Physician Assistants PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2026 $3,540.00 $1,152.57 $1,000.00
2025 $8,731.00 $13,979.26 $13,750.00
2024 $13,675.00 $10,334.51 $5,500.00
2023 $11,320.00 $22,807.60 $20,500.00
2022 $40,307.60 $29,000.00 $15,000.00
2021 $13,585.00 $11,500.00 $6,000.00
2020 $13,516.00 $10,000.00 $1,500.00
2019 $14,880.00 $2,000.00 $0.00
2018 $10,290.00 $8,500.00 $4,000.00
2017 $7,905.00 $11,500.00 $9,500.00
2016 $10,904.66 $8,500.00 $4,500.00
2015 $9,925.00 $9,500.00 $4,500.00
2014 $10,328.33 $7,686.69 $2,500.00
2013 $12,553.51 $14,000.00 $7,000.00
2012 $12,976.00 $15,811.92 $3,000.00
2011 $7,426.56 $4,425.08 $0.00
2010 $7,432.72 $6,638.63 $500.00
2009 $3,430.00 $0.00 $0.00
2008 $4,559.00 $6,000.00 $0.00
2007 $2,002.00 $0.00 $0.00
2006 $520.00 $2,400.00 $800.00
2005 $1,475.50 $0.00 $0.00
2004 $1,815.00 $800.00 $200.00
All years $223,097.88 $196,536.26 $64,650.00
Raised
$223,098
incl. $84,276 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$196,536
To TN candidates
$164,450
84% of spending
To other PACs
$22,500
11% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $64,650 to 42 candidates
$57,650 to 37 Republicans $7,000 to 5 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $196,536 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $164,450 (84%) — 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: $9,586 ÷ Total spent: $196,536
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $9,586
Contributions to candidates $164,450

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $5,500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $4,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $3,500.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $3,200.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $3,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $3,000.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $3,000.00
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $2,500.00
Tim Hicks † Tennessee House, District 06 Rep. $2,500.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $164,450 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $64,650. Of the $99,800 difference, $65,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $34,100 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $65,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Hill, Matthew $9,000.00
  • Bell, Mike $4,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $4,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $3,400.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $3,000.00
  • Concerned Constitutional Conservatives $2,500.00
  • Smith, Robin $2,500.00
  • Swann, Art $2,500.00
  • Overbey, Doug $2,200.00
  • Evans, Joshua $2,000.00
  • …and 39 more recipients

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) $6,500.00
BECPAC (Becky Massey) $3,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $2,500.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
Cas-Pac $1,000.00
Green PAC $1,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $1,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $6,000.00
Printing $1,365.16
Credit Card Processing Fees $1,015.34
Food / Beverage $916.53
Postage $289.23

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Ed Wise Knoxville, TN Retired $19,050.00
Smith Mark Knoxville, TN Wilmoth and Rose $17,500.00
Greg Cain Madisonville, TN Madisonville Primary Care Group $8,800.00
Robert White Knoxville, TN DFC - Direct Family Care $5,000.00
Suzanne Burgar Memphis, TN Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, PLLC $3,500.00
Mark Smith Andersonville, TN Weigh To Go Weight Loss Centers $3,200.00
James Montag Jonesborough, TN Advanced Community Care, PC $2,600.00
Melissa Watson Seymour, TN Seymour Weight & Wellness $2,600.00
Beverly Joan Gardner Crossville, TN Crossville Medical Group $2,500.00
Seth Weathersby Murfreesboro, TN Mt Medical Manangement $2,500.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $22,568.25 $22,283.25 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $20,804.15 $22,568.25 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $19,895.82 $20,804.15 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $27,427.07 $19,895.82 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $25,144.08 $27,427.07 Source ↗
Q4 2024 Historical $31,105.83 $25,144.08 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $28,498.95 $31,105.83 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $26,576.85 $28,498.95 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $24,661.85 $26,576.85 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $22,918.45 $24,661.85 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $21,803.59 $22,918.45 Source ↗
Year-End 2023 Amended Historical $34,615.71 $21,803.59 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $33,291.19 $34,615.71 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 ↗
Year-End 2021 Historical $24,813.49 $22,726.15 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Amended Historical $21,014.46 $24,813.49 Source ↗
Q4 2020 Amended Historical $19,745.76 $21,014.46 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $17,244.76 $19,745.76 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $24,712.07 $17,244.76 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $23,922.07 $24,712.07 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $19,804.50 $23,922.07 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $17,358.13 $19,804.50 Source ↗
Year-End 2019 Historical $10,840.11 $17,358.13 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $4,724.43 $10,840.11 Source ↗
Q4 2018 Historical $5,963.42 $4,724.43 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Historical $3,028.42 $5,963.42 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Historical $3,308.61 $3,028.42 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $3,958.61 $3,308.61 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $4,342.97 $3,958.61 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $3,068.38 $4,342.97 Source ↗
Year-End 2017 Historical $6,027.31 $3,068.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $6,800.36 $6,027.31 Source ↗
Q4 2016 Historical $6,883.27 $6,800.36 Source ↗
Pre-General 2016 Amended Historical $9,292.15 $6,883.27 Source ↗
Q3 2016 Amended Historical $9,586.59 $9,292.15 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2016 Historical $8,894.31 $9,586.59 Source ↗
Q2 2016 Historical $6,778.47 $8,894.31 Source ↗
Q1 2016 Historical $4,676.44 $6,778.47 Source ↗
Year-End 2015 Historical $6,900.79 $4,676.44 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $4,377.19 $6,900.79 Source ↗
Q4 2014 Historical $6,469.51 $4,377.19 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Amended Historical $5,213.51 $6,469.51 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $4,562.26 $5,213.51 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $3,780.74 $4,562.26 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $3,703.59 $3,780.74 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $2,139.17 $3,703.59 Source ↗
Year-End 2013 Amended Historical $10,697.51 $2,139.17 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2013 Historical $4,030.68 $10,697.51 Source ↗
Q4 2012 Historical $6,370.48 $4,030.68 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Historical $3,732.07 $6,370.48 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $3,174.02 $3,732.07 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $2,332.47 $3,174.02 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $9,580.54 $2,332.47 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $7,122.27 $9,580.54 Source ↗
Year-End 2011 Historical $8,104.93 $7,122.27 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $4,270.26 $8,104.93 Source ↗
Q4 2010 Historical $1,734.03 $4,270.26 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $934.03 $1,734.03 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $493.25 $934.03 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $6,369.13 $493.25 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $4,496.31 $6,369.13 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Historical $3,516.31 $4,496.31 Source ↗
Year-End 2009 Amended Historical $461.31 $3,516.31 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $224.31 $461.31 Source ↗
Q4 2008 Historical $621.81 $224.31 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $3,951.81 $621.81 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Historical $1,382.81 $3,951.81 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $2,622.81 $1,382.81 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Historical $3,072.81 $2,622.81 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Historical $2,637.50 $3,072.81 Source ↗
Year-End 2007 Historical $1,852.50 $2,637.50 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Amended Historical $635.50 $1,852.50 Source ↗
Q4 2006 Historical $635.50 $635.50 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $635.50 $635.50 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Historical $3,065.50 $635.50 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Historical $3,065.00 $3,065.50 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $3,065.50 $3,065.00 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $2,715.50 $3,065.50 Source ↗
Q4 2005 Historical $1,690.00 $2,715.50 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $1,690.00 $1,690.00 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $1,590.00 $1,690.00 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $1,240.00 $1,590.00 Source ↗
Q4 2004 Historical $300.00 $1,240.00 Source ↗
Q3 2004 Late Historical $825.00 $300.00 Source ↗
Q2 2004 Historical $1,675.00 $825.00 Source ↗
Q1 2004 Historical $1,225.00 $1,675.00 Source ↗