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Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$48,000
Total Spent
$56,250
To TN candidates
$56,250
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $12,500 to 18 candidates
$11,000 to 15 Republicans $1,500 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $56,250 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $56,250 (100%) — 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: $56,250
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $56,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $1,000.00
Doug Overbey † Tennessee Senate, District 02 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $1,000.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $56,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $12,500. Of the $43,750 difference, $43,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $43,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $7,500.00
  • Haslam, Bill $5,000.00
  • Johnson, Phillip $1,000.00
  • Patten, Lou $1,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Finney, Lowe $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Harper, Thelma $1,000.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • …and 38 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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Janie Jones Cleveland, TN Self-Employed $25,500.00
Allan Jones Cleveland, TN Self-Employed $20,000.00
Melissa Turner Winchester, TN Self-Employed $1,600.00
Kendrick Timothy Murfreesboro, TN — $550.00
Bob White Check Cashing Pulaski, 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
Q4 2010 Amended Historical $4,804.97 $3,804.97 Source: Q4 2010 filing Report 42962
Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical $4,804.97 $4,804.97 Source: Pre-General 2010 filing Report 42961
Q3 2010 Amended Historical $4,804.97 $4,804.97 Source: Q3 2010 filing Report 42960
Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical $5,304.97 $4,804.97 Source: Pre-Primary 2010 filing Report 32788

As filed on this report: cash beginning $5,304.97, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $4,804.97.
Q2 2010 Amended Historical $15,304.97 $5,304.97 Source: Q2 2010 filing Report 34692
Q1 2010 Amended Historical $7,904.97 $15,304.97 Source: Q1 2010 filing Report 30657