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Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

Registered Jul 1997 · Treasurer: Jane Ferrell · Madison, TN

Raised
$184,558
Total Spent
$123,500
To TN candidates
$85,500
69% of spending
To other PACs
$38,000
31% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $83,500 to 50 candidates
$77,500 to 46 Republicans $6,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $123,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $85,500 (69%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $123,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $85,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Andrew Ellis Farmer Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $5,000.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $5,000.00
John K Crawford Tennessee House, District 01 Rep. $5,000.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $2,500.00
Gary W Hicks Jr Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $2,500.00
Greg Vital Tennessee House, District 29 Rep. $2,500.00
Jesse Chism Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $2,500.00
Jimmy Matlock Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,500.00
Mark Cochran Tennessee House, District 23 Rep. $2,500.00
Michael Lankford Tennessee House, District 75 Rep. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $85,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $83,500. Of the $2,000 difference, $2,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $500 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $2,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00

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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $10,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $10,000.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $10,000.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $5,000.00
HAILE PAC (Ferrell Haile) $2,000.00
Committee To Elect John Holsclaw $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Delaware North Companies Inc. Buffalo, NY — $75,000.00
South Development Corporation Knoxville, TN — $50,000.00
Advance Financial Nashville, TN — $35,000.00
Davita Federal Way, WA — $17,000.00
Altria Client Services LLC Washington, DC — $5,000.00
Finance Association of TN Madison, TN — $2,557.73

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
Q3 2026 $176,099.81 $127,099.81 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129210
Pre-Primary 2026 $179,099.81 $176,099.81 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128239
Q2 2026 Amended $65,099.81 $179,099.81 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 127271
Q1 2026 Amended $66,042.08 $65,099.81 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 127273