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Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$43,162
Total Spent
$38,750
To TN candidates
$29,750
77% of spending
To other PACs
$9,000
23% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,250 to 24 candidates
$16,250 to 22 Republicans $2,000 to 2 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $38,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,750 (77%) — 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: $38,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $29,750
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $1,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Gary W Hicks Jr † Tennessee House, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $1,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 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 $29,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,250. Of the $11,500 difference, $11,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $11,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $1,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,000.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $1,000.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $1,000.00
  • Friends of John Cooper $1,000.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,000.00
  • Holt, Andrew $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $1,000.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $1,000.00
  • …and 2 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $3,000.00
Doc PAC $1,000.00
House Republican Caucus $1,000.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Marsh for Tennessee Business PAC $500.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Advance Financial Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
Community Choice Financial Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
Tennessee Title Pledge PAC Nashville, TN — $5,661.60
American Chemistry Council Atlanta, GA — $5,000.00
Tennesseans for Student Success Inc. Franklin, 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 2019 Historical $16,174.34 $20,585.94 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 86255
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $16,174.34 $16,174.34 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83920