Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Patrick McFarland, MD · Nashville, TN

Raised
$113,376
incl. $2,469 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$134,715
To TN candidates
$80,750
60% of spending
Operating & other
$35,965
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $78,731 to 49 candidates
$65,981 to 40 Republicans $12,750 to 9 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $134,715 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $80,750 (60%) — 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: $35,965 ÷ Total spent: $134,715
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $35,965
Contributions to candidates $80,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $14,981.27
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Bryan Terry Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $4,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $4,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $4,000.00
John Ray Clemmons Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $3,000.00
Laura Andreson Tennessee House, District 63 Dem. $3,000.00
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,500.00
Brock Martin Tennessee House, District 79 Rep. $2,000.00
Esther Helton Haynes Tennessee House, District 30 Rep. $2,000.00

† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.

This committee’s own filings report $80,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $78,731. Of the $2,019 difference, $3,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below), offset by $981 that tracked candidates reported receiving beyond what this committee’s own filings itemize for the period (filing-cadence lag).

Its filing also reports $3,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $3,000.00

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) $7,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $3,000.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Direct Mail $10,834.22
Event $7,329.89
Accounting Fee $6,750.00
Catering $4,052.86
Statemen'S Dinner $3,000.00
Credit Card Fees $2,826.47
Supplies $732.50
Website $169.25
Credit Card Process $77.47
Postage $77.11

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Oncology Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
Northeast TN Medical Society Johnson City, TN — $6,500.00
Marsha Blackburn Nashville, TN US Congress $4,981.27
Sullivan County Medical Society Gray, TN — $4,500.00
E Dwayne Lett Lebanon, TN The Lett Center $2,500.00
George R Woodbury Jr Cordova, TN Rheumatology and Dermatology $2,500.00
Howard Herrell Greenville, TN Ballad Health OB-GYN Greenevil $2,500.00
John Schneider Murfreesboro, TN Comprehensive Pain and Neurology Center $2,500.00
Michelle Cochran Nashville, TN NeuroScience & TMS Treatment C $2,500.00
George Lee Nashville, TN Real Time Neuromonitoring Asso $2,350.00

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
Q3 2026 $296,655.54 $257,331.19 Source: Q3 2026 filing Report 129592
Pre-Primary 2026 $307,547.34 $296,655.54 Source: Pre-Primary 2026 filing Report 128190
Q2 2026 $299,252.14 $307,547.34 Source: Q2 2026 filing Report 126431
Q1 2026 $276,725.11 $299,252.14 Source: Q1 2026 filing Report 125484