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Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$15,000
Total Spent
$15,500
To TN candidates
$15,000
97% of spending
To other PACs
$500
3.2% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $750 to 2 candidates
$750 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $15,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $15,000 (97%) — 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: $15,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $15,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Pat Marsh † Tennessee House, District 62 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $15,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $750. Of the $14,250 difference, $14,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $14,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $10,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $2,000.00
  • McWherter, Michael $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $750.00
  • Patten, Lou $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
House Democratic Caucus $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Allan Jones Cleveland, TN Self-Employed $5,000.00
Brenda Lawson Cleveland, TN Self-Employed $5,000.00
Deals of Jackson, LLC Jackson, TN — $2,800.00
William Young Nashville, TN Retired $1,200.00
Bob S Advance Check Cashing Johnson City, TN — $200.00
Gary King Columbia, TN Self-Employed $200.00
Javier Garza Dryden, WA Self-Employed $200.00
Kwik Cash, LLC Martin, TN — $200.00
Southern Check Express, LLC Atoka, TN — $200.00

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 2009 Amended Historical $4,904.97 $7,904.97 Source: Year-End 2009 filing Report 42926
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $8,504.97 $4,904.97 Source: Mid-Year 2009 filing Report 27809