Tennessee First
Registered Jul 1997 · Treasurer: Jane Ferrell · Madison, TN
Year by year
| Report year | Raised | Spent | To candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $184,557.73 | $74,500.00 | $42,500.00 |
| 2025 | $112,427.61 | $118,973.86 | $109,000.00 |
| 2024 | $123,000.00 | $95,750.00 | $89,750.00 |
| 2023 | $61,000.00 | $55,500.00 | $43,500.00 |
| 2022 | $72,100.00 | $72,797.61 | $47,500.00 |
| 2021 | $87,000.00 | $62,000.00 | $47,000.00 |
| 2020 | $1,500.00 | $8,000.00 | $3,000.00 |
| 2019 | $43,161.60 | $38,750.00 | $17,250.00 |
| 2018 | $79,600.00 | $84,250.00 | $36,500.00 |
| 2017 | $31,200.00 | $55,706.93 | $27,750.00 |
| 2016 | $47,500.00 | $74,750.00 | $25,250.00 |
| 2015 | $102,500.00 | $60,000.00 | $20,250.00 |
| 2014 | $96,000.00 | $75,500.00 | $21,000.00 |
| 2013 | $110,000.00 | $109,750.00 | $25,250.00 |
| 2012 | $114,400.00 | $123,323.70 | $30,125.00 |
| 2011 | $44,500.00 | $30,750.00 | $5,000.00 |
| 2010 | $48,000.00 | $56,250.00 | $9,250.00 |
| 2009 | $15,000.00 | $15,500.00 | $250.00 |
| 2008 | $4,200.00 | $14,250.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 2007 | $4,600.00 | $26,550.00 | $3,250.00 |
| 2006 | $19,000.00 | $9,050.00 | $0.00 |
| 2005 | $32,125.00 | $33,500.00 | $1,000.00 |
| 2004 | $14,750.00 | $27,075.00 | $1,800.00 |
| All years | $1,448,121.94 | $1,322,477.10 | $305,600.00 |
Raised
$1,448,122
incl. $100 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$1,322,477
To TN candidates
$1,140,875
86% of spending
To other PACs
$179,650
14% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $305,600 to 121 candidates
$265,100 to 103 Republicans $40,500 to 18 Democrats
Where the Money Goes
Of the $1,322,477 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $1,140,875 (86%) — 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: $1,452 ÷ Total spent: $1,322,477
| Operating / overhead spending | $1,452 |
| Contributions to candidates | $1,140,875 |
- To TN candidates $1,140,875 86%
- To other PACs $179,650 14%
- Operating & other $1,452 0.1%
- Spent outside Tennessee $500 0.0%
“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $31,000.00 |
| Mary Littleton † | Tennessee House, District 78 | Rep. | $11,500.00 |
| Karen Camper † | Tennessee House, District 87 | Dem. | $8,250.00 |
| Paul Bailey | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $8,000.00 |
| Andrew Ellis Farmer | Tennessee House, District 17 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Ed Jackson † | Tennessee Senate, District 25 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| John K Crawford | Tennessee House, District 01 | Rep. | $7,500.00 |
| Harold M. Love, Jr. † | Tennessee House, District 58 | Dem. | $6,000.00 |
| Gary W Hicks Jr | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $1,140,875 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $305,600. Of the $835,275 difference, $534,700 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below) and $300,575 has not yet been itemized on tracked candidates’ own receipt filings (filing-cadence lag).
Its filing also reports $534,700 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Haslam, Bill $25,000.00
- Ramsey (Governor), Ron $17,500.00
- Bredesen, Phil $15,000.00
- Kelsey, Brian $13,750.00
- Carr, Bruce Dale $12,500.00
- Hazlewood, Patsy $12,000.00
- Holsclaw, John B. $12,000.00
- Ramsey, Ron $10,500.00
- Green (Senate), Mark E. $10,000.00
- Casada, Glen $9,250.00
- …and 192 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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| House Republican Caucus | $18,000.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $17,000.00 |
| JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) | $15,500.00 |
| LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) | $14,000.00 |
| PB PAC (Paul Bailey) | $11,000.00 |
| Senate Republican Caucus | $11,000.00 |
| CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) | $7,500.00 |
| GOPAC Election Fund Tennessee | $7,500.00 |
| MCPAC (Randy McNally) | $7,500.00 |
| Tennessee Republican Party | $6,650.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $500 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| John McManus for Dayton School Board | Ohio | $500.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Office Supplies | $1,027.10 |
| Pac Registration Fee | $300.00 |
| Refund Corp. Contrib | $125.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Business | Office Supplies | 06/15/2022 | $297.61 |
| Harland Clarke | Office Supplies | 09/07/2017 | $206.93 |
| Harland Clarke | Office Supplies | 08/01/2012 | $198.70 |
| Peak Business Solutions | Office Supplies | 08/25/2025 | $173.86 |
| Intuit | Office Supplies | 03/27/2025 | $150.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 01/07/2004 | $150.00 |
| Registry of Election Finance | Pac Registration Fee | 01/06/2026 | $150.00 |
| Money Now, Inc. | Refund Corp. Contrib | 11/09/2004 | $125.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advance Financial | Nashville, TN | — | $296,000.00 |
| Community Choice Financial | Nashville, TN | — | $139,600.00 |
| South Development Corporation | Knoxville, TN | — | $120,000.00 |
| Advance America | Sparntanburg, SC | — | $116,000.00 |
| Delaware North Companies Inc. | Buffalo, NY | — | $75,000.00 |
| James C Davis | Hanover, MD | Allegis Group | $69,500.00 |
| Check Into Cash | Cleveland, TN | — | $51,000.00 |
| Davita | Federal Way, WA | — | $45,000.00 |
| Diageo North America, Inc. | Norwalk, CT | — | $39,500.00 |
| Jones Management Services | Cleveland, TN | — | $38,500.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Primary 2026 | $179,099.81 | $176,099.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2026 Amended | $65,099.81 | $179,099.81 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2026 Amended | $66,042.08 | $65,099.81 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2025 Amended | $76,365.94 | $66,042.08 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2025 | $72,588.33 | $76,365.94 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2024 Historical | $95,088.33 | $72,588.33 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2024 Amended Historical | $102,088.33 | $95,088.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2024 Historical | $53,088.33 | $102,088.33 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2024 Historical | $55,338.33 | $53,088.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2024 Amended Historical | $68,838.33 | $55,338.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2024 Historical | $43,838.33 | $68,838.33 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2023 Amended Historical | $38,338.33 | $43,838.33 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2023 Historical | $38,338.33 | $38,338.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2022 Historical | $47,338.33 | $38,338.33 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2022 Historical | $36,838.33 | $47,338.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2022 Historical | $34,038.33 | $36,838.33 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2022 Historical | $34,038.33 | $34,038.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2022 Amended Historical | $38,985.94 | $34,038.33 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2022 Historical | $38,985.94 | $38,985.94 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2021 Historical | $48,985.94 | $38,985.94 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2021 Historical | $14,085.94 | $48,985.94 | 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 ↗ |
| Year-End 2019 Historical | $16,174.34 | $20,585.94 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2019 Historical | $16,174.34 | $16,174.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2018 Historical | $3,174.34 | $16,174.34 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $3,674.34 | $3,174.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $30,424.34 | $3,674.34 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $34,924.34 | $30,424.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $34,424.34 | $34,924.34 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $20,924.34 | $34,424.34 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2017 Amended Historical | $45,431.27 | $20,924.34 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical | $45,531.27 | $45,431.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2016 Amended Historical | $531.27 | $45,531.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2016 Historical | $5,281.27 | $531.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2016 Historical | $9,531.27 | $5,281.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2016 Historical | $15,031.27 | $9,531.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2016 Historical | $72,781.27 | $15,031.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2016 Historical | $72,881.27 | $72,781.27 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2015 Amended Historical | $37,631.27 | $72,881.27 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2015 Historical | $30,481.27 | $37,631.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2014 Historical | $55,981.27 | $30,481.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2014 Historical | $69,481.27 | $55,981.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2014 Amended Historical | $45,481.27 | $69,481.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2014 Amended Historical | $33,481.27 | $45,481.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2014 Historical | $19,981.27 | $33,481.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2014 Historical | $10,081.27 | $19,981.27 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2013 Amended Historical | $4,831.27 | $10,081.27 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2013 Amended Historical | $9,931.27 | $4,831.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2012 Historical | $5,181.27 | $9,931.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2012 Historical | $5,681.27 | $5,181.27 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2012 Amended Historical | $2,254.97 | $5,681.27 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2012 Amended Historical | $38,854.97 | $2,254.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2012 Amended Historical | $17,354.97 | $38,854.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2012 Historical | $17,454.97 | $17,354.97 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2011 Historical | $204.97 | $17,454.97 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2011 Historical | $3,804.97 | $204.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2010 Amended Historical | $4,804.97 | $3,804.97 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2010 Amended Historical | $4,804.97 | $4,804.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2010 Amended Historical | $4,804.97 | $4,804.97 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2010 Amended Historical | $5,304.97 | $4,804.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2010 Amended Historical | $15,304.97 | $5,304.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2010 Amended Historical | $7,904.97 | $15,304.97 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2009 Amended Historical | $4,904.97 | $7,904.97 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2009 Historical | $8,504.97 | $4,904.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2008 Amended Historical | $17,534.97 | $8,504.97 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2008 Late Historical | $17,534.97 | $17,534.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2008 Amended Historical | $17,534.97 | $17,534.97 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2008 Historical | $17,834.97 | $17,534.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2008 Historical | $18,834.97 | $17,834.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2008 Amended Historical | $17,084.97 | $18,834.97 | Source ↗ |
| Year-End 2007 Amended Historical | $42,734.97 | $17,084.97 | Source ↗ |
| Mid-Year 2007 Historical | $42,034.97 | $42,734.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2006 Historical | $43,409.97 | $42,034.97 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2006 Amended Historical | $37,934.97 | $43,409.97 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2006 Amended Historical | $28,710.61 | $37,934.97 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2006 Historical | $30,710.61 | $28,710.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2006 Historical | $32,210.61 | $30,710.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2006 Amended Historical | $31,910.61 | $32,210.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2005 Amended Historical | $48,410.61 | $31,910.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2005 Historical | $22,285.61 | $48,410.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2005 Historical | $22,285.61 | $22,285.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2005 Historical | $33,760.61 | $22,285.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q4 2004 Historical | $36,685.61 | $33,760.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2004 Amended Historical | $35,985.61 | $36,685.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2004 Historical | $39,485.61 | $35,985.61 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2004 Historical | $46,085.61 | $39,485.61 | Source ↗ |