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Tennessee First

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$61,000
Total Spent
$55,500
To TN candidates
$48,500
87% of spending
To other PACs
$7,000
13% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $44,500 to 47 candidates
$38,000 to 41 Republicans $6,500 to 6 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $55,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $48,500 (87%) — 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: $55,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $48,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $5,000.00
Fred A. Atchley † Tennessee House, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Jesse Chism † Tennessee House, District 85 Dem. $2,500.00
Kevin Vaughan † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $2,000.00
Michele Carringer † Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $2,000.00
Page Walley † Tennessee Senate, District 26 Rep. $2,000.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00
Brent Taylor Tennessee Senate, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 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 $48,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $44,500. Of the $4,000 difference, $4,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Holsclaw, John B. $1,500.00
  • Powell-Dennis, Ruby $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • Helton, Esther $500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $5,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Community Choice Financial Nashville, TN — $15,000.00
James C Davis Hanover, MD Allegis Group $15,000.00
Advance Financial Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Titlemax Savannah, GA — $10,000.00
Davita Federal Way, WA — $6,000.00
INC PAC TN Purpose Financial Greenville, SC — $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 2023 Amended Historical $38,338.33 $43,838.33 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 119476
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $38,338.33 $38,338.33 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 109616