Tennessee Committee for Advancement of Psychology

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Alicia A Clark · Clarksville, TN

Raised
$29,519
incl. $4 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$20,750
To TN candidates
$19,500
94% of spending
Operating & other
$1,000
4.8% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates
$1,000 to 1 Republican $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,500 (94%) — 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: $1,000 ÷ Total spent: $20,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,000
Contributions to candidates $19,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 Dem. $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 $19,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $18,000 difference, $18,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ferguson, Dennis $7,000.00
  • Jackson, Douglas $1,500.00
  • Shepard, David $1,000.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $1,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Kyle, Jim $1,000.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $1,000.00
  • Marrero (House), Beverly $1,000.00
  • Watson (2004), Foy W. (Bo) $500.00
  • …and 4 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
Tenn. Republican Caucus $250.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Postage $925.00
Annual Fee $75.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Mary Black Nashville, TN Self-Employed $2,250.00
Keith Hulse Knoxville, TN Behavioral Medicine Institute P.C. $2,000.00
Vickie Brewer Memphis, TN Ctr.For Pediatric Neuropsychology $2,000.00
Donald Brookshire Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $1,100.00
Andrew Carter Miller Mew Market, TN — $1,000.00
David Goldstein Germantown, TN — $1,000.00
Harvey Kaufman Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Janice Martin Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Robert North Murfreesboro, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
D Malcolm Spica Knoxville, TN Spica Psychology $950.00

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 2005 Historical $3,952.35 $12,672.08 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Historical $84.63 $3,952.35 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Amended Historical $357.13 $84.63 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Amended Historical $3,960.17 $357.13 Source ↗