Tennessee Federation for Children PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Feb 2012 · Treasurer: Frank Burford · Columbia, MD

Raised

$360,000

Total Spent

$378,443

Operating & other

$360,193

95% of spending

To TN candidates

$14,250

3.8% of spending

Candidate Giving by Party $14,250 to 14 candidates

$14,250 to 14 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $378,443 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $360,193 (95%) — went to operating costs and overhead. Operating costs consumed 95% of everything it spent; $14,250 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: $360,193 ÷ Total spent: $378,443

Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending	$360,193
Contributions to candidates	$14,250

Source filings:

Operating & other $360,193 95%
To TN candidates $14,250 3.8%
To other PACs $4,000 1.1%

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate	Office	Party	Total
Cameron Sexton ^†	Tennessee House, District 25	Rep.	$1,500.00
Bill Powers ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 22	Rep.	$1,000.00
Chris Hurt ^†	Tennessee House, District 82	Rep.	$1,000.00
Chris Todd ^†	Tennessee House, District 73	Rep.	$1,000.00
Dawn White ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 13	Rep.	$1,000.00
Debra Moody ^†	Tennessee House, District 81	Rep.	$1,000.00
Dennis Powers ^†	Tennessee House, District 36	Rep.	$1,000.00
J. Adam Lowe ^†	Tennessee Senate, District 01	Rep.	$1,000.00
Johnny Garrett ^†	Tennessee House, District 45	Rep.	$1,000.00
Mark White ^†	Tennessee House, District 83	Rep.	$1,000.00

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

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
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth)	$2,500.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally)	$1,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose	Total
Direct Mail	$169,945.46
Digital Ads	$149,865.46
Advertising	$19,098.40
Research / Polling	$17,200.00
Professional Services	$3,047.66
Printing	$1,000.00
Bank Fees	$36.00

Individual operating payments
Payee	Purpose	Date	Amount
Cygnal LLC	Research / Polling	08/03/2022	$17,200.00
People Who Think	Digital Ads	07/21/2022	$17,000.00
People Who Think	Digital Ads	07/21/2022	$17,000.00
People Who Think	Digital Ads	07/21/2022	$17,000.00
People Who Think	Direct Mail	07/21/2022	$17,000.00
People Who Think	Digital Ads	07/21/2022	$17,000.00
People Who Think	Digital Ads	07/21/2022	$15,942.32
People Who Think	Direct Mail	07/21/2022	$15,321.56
People Who Think	Direct Mail	07/21/2022	$14,646.00
People Who Think	Direct Mail	07/21/2022	$13,524.48

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor	Location	Employer	Total Given
Amer Fed for Children Action Fund Inc.	Washington, DC	—	$210,000.00
Jim Walton	Bentonville, AR	Arvest Bank	$150,000.00

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 2022 Historical	$47,121.16	$19,463.96	Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical	$56,156.76	$47,121.16	Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical	$142,125.19	$56,156.76	Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical	$187,969.94	$142,125.19	Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical	$37,969.94	$187,969.94	Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical	$37,969.94	$37,969.94	Source ↗