Tennessee Consumer Finance Political Campaign Committe

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$21,500
Total Spent
$21,000
To TN candidates
$18,000
86% of spending
To other PACs
$3,000
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,000 to 22 candidates
$12,000 to 19 Republicans $2,000 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $21,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,000 (86%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $21,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $18,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 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
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $500.00
Greg Vital † Tennessee House, District 29 Rep. $500.00
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 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 $14,000. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Republic Finance, LLC Baton Rouge, LA — $4,700.00
Mariner Finance LLC Baltimore, MD — $4,000.00
Citizens Savings and Loan Chattanooga, TN — $3,000.00
Courtesy Finance of Tennessee LLC Atlanta, GA — $1,000.00
Rutherford Credit, LLC Murfreesboro, TN — $800.00
Bolivar Credit LLC Bolivar, TN — $600.00
Clarksville Finance LLC Clarksville, TN — $600.00
Jackson Credit LLC Jackson, TN — $600.00
Smyrna Finance, LLC Smyrna, TN — $600.00
Stewart Finance Inc. Humboldt, TN — $600.00

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 2023 Historical $8,892.50 $3,692.50 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $3,192.50 $8,892.50 Source ↗