Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$285,550
incl. $3,869 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$230,083
To TN candidates
$143,301
62% of spending
Operating & other
$63,781
28% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $149,231 to 77 candidates
$131,231 to 65 Republicans $18,000 to 12 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $230,083 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $143,301 (62%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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

Operating spending: $63,781 ÷ Total spent: $230,083
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $63,781
Contributions to candidates $143,301

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. $10,000.00
Randy McNally Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Cameron Sexton Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $9,000.00
John Ray Clemmons Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $6,000.00
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $5,000.00
Bryan Terry Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $4,000.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $4,000.00
Esther Helton Haynes Tennessee House, District 30 Rep. $4,000.00

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

Tracked candidates reported receiving $149,231 from this committee — $5,930 more than its own filings itemize ($143,301), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

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
House Democratic Caucus $5,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Direct Mail $10,834.22
Consulting $10,000.00
Accounting Fee $8,350.00
Event $7,600.00
Reception $6,382.42
Auditing Fee $5,000.00
Bonus $4,400.00
Credit Card Fees $4,237.63
Statemen'S Dinner $3,000.00
Marketing $1,021.92

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Medical Association Nashville, TN $50,000.00
Tennessee Oncology Nashville, TN $20,000.00
West Tennessee Radiology PAC Germantown, TN $10,000.00
Heritage Medical Associates PC Nashville, TN $10,000.00
Tennessee Pain Society Longboat Key, FL $7,500.00
Northeast TN Medical Society Johnson City, TN $6,500.00
O Lee Berkenstock Memphis, TN OLB Healthcare PLLC $5,110.58
Ballad Friends of Mountain States Johnson City, TN $5,000.00
Tristar HCA Healthcare Brentwood, TN $5,000.00
Andrew Watson Collierville, TN Saint Francis Cardiology Assoc $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
Pre-Primary 2026 $307,547.34 $296,655.54 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $299,252.14 $307,547.34 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $276,725.11 $299,252.14 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $258,233.66 $276,725.11 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 Amended $238,157.94 $258,233.66 Source ↗