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Tennessee Consumer Finance Political Campaign Committe

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$28,800
Total Spent
$30,660
To TN candidates
$23,750
77% of spending
To other PACs
$6,750
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $19,000 to 29 candidates
$15,000 to 22 Republicans $4,000 to 7 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $30,660 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,750 (77%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $160 ÷ Total spent: $30,660
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $160
Contributions to candidates $23,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $1,000.00
Frank S Niceley † Tennessee Senate, District 08 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Kirk Haston † Tennessee House, District 72 Rep. $750.00
Rush Bricken † Tennessee House, District 47 Rep. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $23,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $19,000. Of the $4,750 difference, $4,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $750.00
  • Calfee, Kent $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Stewart, Mike $500.00

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
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
House & Senate Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $1,000.00
Nash PAC $1,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $750.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $160.06

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
First Heritage Credit, LLC Ridgeland, MS — $4,500.00
Republic Finance, LLC Baton Rouge, LA — $4,100.00
First Metropolitan Financial Services Inc. Memphis, TN — $3,000.00
Citizens Savings Loan Corp Chattanooga, TN — $2,500.00
Heights Finance Peoria, IL — $2,500.00
Mariner Finance LLC Baltimore, MD — $2,000.00
Peoples Finance Co Tullahoma, TN — $2,000.00
Courtesy Finance of Tennessee LLC Atlanta, GA — $900.00
Bolivar Credit LLC Bolivar, TN — $500.00
Clarksville Finance LLC Clarksville, TN — $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
Year-End 2019 Amended Historical $9,876.65 $5,916.59 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 90675
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $7,776.65 $9,876.65 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83421