Tennessee Installment Lenders Association PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Aug 2017 · Treasurer: Vivian Martin · Nashville, TN

Raised
$15,500
Total Spent
$20,000
To TN candidates
$19,000
95% of spending
To other PACs
$1,000
5.0% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $14,500 to 21 candidates
$14,000 to 20 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $20,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $19,000 (95%) — 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: $20,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $19,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Dennis Powers † Tennessee House, District 36 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $1,000.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $1,000.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $500.00
Charlie Baum † Tennessee House, District 37 Rep. $500.00
Chris Hurt † Tennessee House, District 82 Rep. $500.00
Clark Boyd † Tennessee House, District 46 Rep. $500.00
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 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 $19,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $14,500. Of the $4,500 difference, $4,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $4,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Niceley, Frank $1,000.00
  • McManus, Stephen $1,000.00
  • Hughes, Dan $500.00
  • Wirgau, Timothy $500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $500.00
  • Swann, Art $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
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Western Shamrock San Angelo, TX — $3,000.00
Credit Central Knoxville, TN — $2,500.00
State Finance Co McAlester, OK — $2,500.00
Shelby Finance Inc. Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Southern Management Corporation Greenville, SC — $1,500.00
West Tennessee Finance, Inc. Memphis, TN — $1,500.00
Cleveland Loan and Finance Corp Pelham, AL — $1,000.00
Credit Central Greenville, SC — $1,000.00
Wallace Management Co LLC McAlester, OK — $1,000.00

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
Q4 2018 Historical $1,600.00 $1,600.00 Source ↗
Pre-General 2018 Amended Historical $4,100.00 $1,600.00 Source ↗
Q3 2018 Amended Historical $8,600.00 $4,100.00 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2018 Historical $5,100.00 $8,600.00 Source ↗
Q2 2018 Historical $6,600.00 $5,100.00 Source ↗
Q1 2018 Historical $6,100.00 $6,600.00 Source ↗