Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$1,500
Total Spent
$8,000
To TN candidates
$6,000
75% of spending
To other PACs
$2,000
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 5 candidates
$3,000 to 5 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $8,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $6,000 (75%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

Show formula

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $0 ÷ Total spent: $8,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $6,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mary Littleton † Tennessee House, District 78 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $500.00
Michele Carringer † Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $500.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $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 $6,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $3,000 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Campbell, Scotty $500.00
  • Holsclaw, John B. $500.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • Tillis, Thomas R. $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Mannis, Eddie $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $1,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
American Chemistry Council Atlanta, GA — $1,500.00

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 2020 Historical $14,085.94 $14,085.94 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $15,085.94 $14,085.94 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $17,585.94 $15,085.94 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Amended Historical $20,585.94 $17,585.94 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $20,585.94 $20,585.94 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $20,585.94 $20,585.94 Source ↗