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Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$44,500
Total Spent
$30,750
To TN candidates
$24,750
80% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,750 to 7 candidates
$5,750 to 7 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $30,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,750 (80%) — 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: $30,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $24,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Becky Duncan Massey † Tennessee Senate, District 06 Rep. $2,000.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $500.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $500.00
Kelly T Keisling † Tennessee House, District 38 Rep. $500.00
John Ragan † Tennessee House, District 33 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 $24,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,750. Of the $19,000 difference, $19,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $19,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
  • Brooks, Harry $1,000.00
  • Casada, Glen $1,000.00
  • Cobb, James $1,000.00
  • Dennis, Vance $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $1,000.00
  • Hall, Steve $1,000.00
  • Hill, Matthew $1,000.00
  • Holt, Andrew $1,000.00
  • …and 11 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,000.00
MPAC $2,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Advance Financial Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
Advance America Sparntanburg, SC — $10,000.00
K12 Management Inc. Herndon, VA — $7,500.00
Deals of Jackson, LLC Jackson, TN — $7,000.00
Tcaa Nashville, TN — $5,000.00

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
Year-End 2011 Historical $204.97 $17,454.97 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38662
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $3,804.97 $204.97 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37519