Tennessee Consumer Finance Political Campaign Committe

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$22,782
incl. $515 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$22,500
To TN candidates
$18,000
80% of spending
To other PACs
$4,500
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $7,000 to 14 candidates
$6,500 to 13 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $22,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,000 (80%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $22,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $18,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Dan Howell † Tennessee House, District 22 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $500.00
Jimmy Matlock † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $500.00
Mark White † Tennessee House, District 83 Rep. $500.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $500.00
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $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 $18,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $7,000. Of the $11,000 difference, $11,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bell, Mike $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Coggin, Adam $500.00
  • Dennis, Vance $500.00
  • Durham, Jeremy $500.00
  • Evans, Joshua $500.00
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Ketron, Bill $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • …and 12 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 Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Fitz PAC $500.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $500.00
Johnson Victory PAC $500.00
KPAC $500.00
Red State PAC $500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $500.00
MPAC $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
First Heritage Credit, LLC Ridgeland, MS — $3,500.00
Personal Finance Co LLC Olympia Fields, IL — $3,000.00
Citizens Savings Loan Corp Chattanooga, TN — $2,500.00
First Metropolitan Financial Services Inc. Memphis, TN — $2,000.00
Peoples Finance Co Tullahoma, TN — $2,000.00
Republic Finance, LLC Baton Rouge, LA — $1,900.00
First Franklin Financial Toccoa, GA — $1,500.00
Heights Finance Peoria, IL — $1,000.00
Mariner Finance LLC Baltimore, MD — $1,000.00
Pioneer Credit Co Cleveland, TN — $1,000.00

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 2014 Historical $11,352.15 $11,252.15 Source ↗
Pre-General 2014 Historical $11,352.15 $11,352.15 Source ↗
Q3 2014 Historical $17,852.15 $11,352.15 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2014 Historical $18,352.15 $17,852.15 Source ↗
Q2 2014 Historical $11,070.15 $18,352.15 Source ↗
Q1 2014 Historical $11,170.15 $11,070.15 Source ↗