Tennessee Federation for Children PAC
Registered Feb 2012 · Treasurer: Frank Burford · Columbia, MD
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2024 | $662,000.00 | $633,173.88 | $500.00 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $1,087.50 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $360,000.00 | $378,442.98 | $14,250.00 |
| 2021 | $825.00 | $9,166.28 | $500.00 |
| 2020 | $319,270.88 | $267,908.09 | $1,250.00 |
| 2019 | $2,000.00 | $3,900.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2018 | $200,000.00 | $265,425.25 | $8,500.00 |
| 2017 | $75,200.00 | $29,312.35 | $0.00 |
| 2016 | $599,700.00 | $622,831.47 | $31,950.00 |
| 2015 | $115,000.00 | $95,811.18 | $23,100.00 |
| 2014 | $456,103.65 | $468,982.36 | $9,500.00 |
| 2013 | $138,600.00 | $113,615.37 | $28,000.00 |
| 2012 | $275,750.00 | $274,789.93 | $32,950.00 |
| All years | $3,204,449.53 | $3,164,446.64 | $142,000.00 |
Raised
$3,204,450
Total Spent
$3,164,447
Operating & other
$2,695,922
85% of spending
To TN candidates
$381,500
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $142,000 to 56 candidates
$137,250 to 52 Republicans $4,750 to 4 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $3,164,447 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $2,695,922 (85%) — went to operating costs and overhead.
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: $2,695,922 ÷ Total spent: $3,164,447
| Operating / overhead spending | $2,695,922 |
| Contributions to candidates | $381,500 |
- Operating & other $2,695,922 85%
- To TN candidates $381,500 12%
- To other PACs $87,025 2.8%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $15,200.00 |
| Todd Gardenhire † | Tennessee Senate, District 10 | Rep. | $14,600.00 |
| Ferrell Haile † | Tennessee Senate, District 18 | Rep. | $6,950.00 |
| John Stevens † | Tennessee Senate, District 24 | Rep. | $6,500.00 |
| Debra Moody † | Tennessee House, District 81 | Rep. | $6,000.00 |
| Dennis Powers † | Tennessee House, District 36 | Rep. | $5,750.00 |
| Ryan D. Williams † | Tennessee House, District 42 | Rep. | $5,500.00 |
| Sabi "Doc" Kumar † | Tennessee House, District 66 | Rep. | $5,250.00 |
| Jay D. Reedy † | Tennessee House, District 74 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Paul Sherrell † | Tennessee House, District 43 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $381,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $142,000. Of the $239,500 difference, $230,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $9,500 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $230,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Gresham, Dolores $17,000.00
- Kelsey, Brian $14,450.00
- Durham, Jeremy $12,450.00
- Sexton, Jerry $10,150.00
- Holt, Andrew $10,100.00
- Rogers, Courtney L. $9,600.00
- Deberry, Jr., John $6,250.00
- Curcio, Michael G. $6,000.00
- Dickerson, Steven $6,000.00
- Sargent, Jr., Charles $6,000.00
- …and 62 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| RAAMPAC | $20,000.00 |
| Advance Tennessee | $10,000.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $10,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $8,500.00 |
| Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee | $7,625.00 |
| Harwell PAC | $7,200.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $5,000.00 |
| Doc PAC | $4,500.00 |
| JOE PAC (Joe Carr) | $3,500.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $3,500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Direct Mail | $1,301,257.53 |
| Advertising | $537,275.79 |
| Digital Ads | $525,466.84 |
| Research / Polling | $154,695.98 |
| Ie-Direct Mail | $93,149.50 |
| Professional Services | $33,423.73 |
| Ie-Digital Ads | $15,591.20 |
| Telemarketing | $12,625.00 |
| In Kind-Travel | $6,104.50 |
| Travel | $6,104.50 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tag LLC | Digital Ads | 07/02/2024 | $85,000.00 |
| On Message Inc. | Advertising | 07/05/2016 | $41,186.56 |
| Tag LLC | Digital Ads | 07/02/2024 | $40,000.00 |
| Adv Inc. | Direct Mail | 07/28/2014 | $30,944.87 |
| On Message Inc. | Advertising | 10/23/2014 | $30,446.72 |
| On Message Inc. | Research / Polling | 06/30/2016 | $30,398.65 |
| On Message Inc. | Advertising | 10/09/2014 | $27,625.96 |
| On Message Inc. | Advertising | 07/14/2014 | $25,311.63 |
| Brandfire Consulting | Direct Mail | 07/12/2016 | $25,048.04 |
| Anchor Research LLC | Research / Polling | 06/18/2024 | $24,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amer Fed for Children Action Fund Inc. | Washington, DC | — | $1,093,259.28 |
| Afc Victory Fund | Mountain Brook, AL | — | $662,000.00 |
| Jim Walton | Bentonville, AR | Arvest Bank | $575,000.00 |
| H Lee Barfield | Nashville, TN | Bass Berry Sims | $174,000.00 |
| Dorothy Scarlett | Nashville, TN | Retired | $140,000.00 |
| Lee Beaman | Brentwood, TN | Self-Employed | $105,000.00 |
| Elisabeth Devos | Grand Rapid, MI | Windquest Group | $95,000.00 |
| Alice Walton | Bentonville, AR | Self-Employed | $75,000.00 |
| William Oberndorf | San Francisco, CA | Executive | $75,000.00 |
| W Mark Gill | Nashville, TN | Self-Employed | $50,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 Historical | $2,947.39 | $1,047.86 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Historical | $8,283.79 | $2,947.39 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $23,771.61 | $8,283.79 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Amended Historical | $430,134.46 | $23,771.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Historical | $18,376.46 | $430,134.46 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $18,376.46 | $18,376.46 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Historical | $19,463.96 | $18,376.46 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $19,463.96 | $19,463.96 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $47,136.22 | $37,969.94 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $47,236.22 | $47,136.22 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2020 Historical | $51,504.90 | $47,236.22 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2020 Historical | $20,422.28 | $51,504.90 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2020 Historical | $107,048.25 | $20,422.28 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2020 Historical | $65,144.31 | $107,048.25 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2020 Historical | $144.31 | $65,144.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2020 Historical | $195.31 | $144.31 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $2,115.31 | $195.31 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $2,115.31 | $2,115.31 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $37,025.55 | $2,115.31 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $54,106.34 | $37,025.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $176,285.24 | $54,106.34 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $79,598.56 | $176,285.24 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $79,598.56 | $79,598.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $54,698.56 | $79,598.56 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Historical | $54,198.56 | $54,698.56 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Historical | $2.91 | $54,198.56 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Historical | $12,525.27 | $2.91 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $43,185.88 | $12,525.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $186,361.88 | $43,185.88 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $61,429.96 | $186,361.88 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $34,128.61 | $61,429.96 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $19,228.61 | $34,128.61 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Historical | $25,039.79 | $19,228.61 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $139.79 | $25,039.79 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $12,558.84 | $139.79 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $229,796.73 | $12,558.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Historical | $57,145.02 | $229,796.73 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $80,182.74 | $57,145.02 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $25,707.74 | $80,182.74 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $25,807.74 | $25,707.74 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $323.11 | $25,807.74 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Historical | $923.11 | $323.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $1,173.11 | $923.11 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical | $5,225.84 | $1,173.11 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Historical | $4,473.84 | $5,225.84 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Historical | $24,963.04 | $4,473.84 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $24,963.04 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $0.00 | $0.00 | Source ↗ |