Tennessee Committee for Advancement of Psychology

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$18,220
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$18,571
To TN candidates
$18,250
98% of spending
Operating & other
$321
1.7% 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 $18,571 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,250 (98%) — 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: $321 ÷ Total spent: $18,571
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $321
Contributions to candidates $18,250

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeff Yarbro † Tennessee Senate, District 21 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 $18,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $16,750 difference, $16,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $16,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Overbey, Doug $2,500.00
  • Shipley, Tony $2,500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Hurley, Julia $1,000.00
  • Shepard, David $1,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $750.10
  • Ferguson, Dennis $500.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $500.00
  • Deberry, Jr., John $500.00
  • …and 11 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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Dinner With Sen Yager And Rep Shipley $220.68
Food / Beverage $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
David Caye Athens, TN Self-Employed $1,300.00
Henry Decker Lewis Center, OH Ohio Wesleyan $1,000.00
Charissa Camp Germantown, TN Self-Employed $600.00
Patrick Lavin Chattanooga, TN Self-Employed $600.00
Robert North Murfreesboro, TN Self-Employed $600.00
Janice Martin Clarksville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Janice Pazar Memphis, TN West Cancer Center & Research Institute $500.00
Jeffery Erickson Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Katherine Nordal Washington, DC Apa Practice Org $500.00
Keith Hulse Knoxville, TN Behavioral Medicine Institute P.C. $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
Q4 2010 Historical $424.98 $618.83 Source ↗
Pre-General 2010 Historical $159.98 $424.98 Source ↗
Q3 2010 Historical $5.08 $159.98 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2010 Historical $1,243.08 $5.08 Source ↗
Q2 2010 Historical $1,243.00 $1,243.08 Source ↗
Q1 2010 Amended Historical $1,243.08 $1,243.00 Source ↗