Tennessee Consumer Finance Political Campaign Committe

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Vivan Paris Martin · Nashville, TN

Raised
$18,864
incl. $2,535 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,850
To TN candidates
$14,100
79% of spending
To other PACs
$3,250
18% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,100 to 3 candidates
$1,100 to 3 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,100 (79%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $500 ÷ Total spent: $17,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $500
Contributions to candidates $14,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $500.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $300.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $14,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,100. Of the $13,000 difference, $13,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $13,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Black, Diane $500.00
  • Cobb, Curt $500.00
  • Curtiss, Charles $500.00
  • Haynes, Joe $500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $500.00
  • Norris, Mark $500.00
  • Odom, Gary $500.00
  • Ramsey, Ron $500.00
  • Rinks, Randy $500.00
  • …and 25 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
House & Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Rebuplican Caucus $1,000.00
The Speaker S Fund $750.00
RAAMPAC $500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Unspecified $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
HSBC North America PAC Prospect Heights, IL — $10,000.00
Pat St Charles Jr Chattannoga, TN Citizens Savings & Loan Corp $2,000.00
Rex D Anderson Eads, TN 1st Metro Finance Services Inc. $600.00
Dick Williams Knoxville, TN The Plateau Group $500.00
Stephen Brumit Kingsport, TN Southen Finance \& Thrift Corp. $500.00
Terry Martin Rives, TN First State Finance $303.00
Jim Hill Canton, MS First Heritage Credit $300.00
Terry Lefoy Cleveland, TN Cherokee Financial Services, Inc. $300.00
Martin Shofner Nashville, TN Shofner Architects $250.00
Wallace Rowland Tullahoma, TN Peoples Finance Company, Inc. $250.00

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 2007 Amended Historical $5,428.78 $6,240.38 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2007 Historical $5,428.78 $5,428.78 Source ↗