Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Patrick McFarland, MD · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $157,751 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $54,780 (35%) — 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).
- To TN candidates $54,780 35%
- Operating & other $47,731 30%
- Spent outside Tennessee $35,040 22%
- To other PACs $20,200 13%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $1,500.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $1,250.00 |
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $250.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $250.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $54,780 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $4,750. Of the $50,030 difference, $50,030 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $50,030 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
- Herron, Roy $2,500.00
- Overbey, Doug $2,500.00
- Henry, Douglas $2,500.00
- Naifeh, Jimmy $2,500.00
- Norris, Mark $2,500.00
- Armstrong, Joe $2,000.00
- Bryson, James $1,750.00
- Contribution $1,500.00
- Black, Diane $1,500.00
- …and 45 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-Senate Republican Caucus | $6,200.00 |
| House Senate Democratic Caucus | $5,000.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $2,500.00 |
| Tenn Republican Party | $2,500.00 |
| RAAMPAC | $2,000.00 |
| Tenn Kyle PAC | $1,000.00 |
| The Speaker S Fund | $1,000.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $35,040 to 2 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 2 states. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ampac | Washington, D.C. | $32,480.00 |
| Bank of America | Florida | $2,560.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Adminstrative | $18,975.20 |
| Printing | $6,301.95 |
| Postage | $5,738.33 |
| Solicitation Activit | $4,505.00 |
| Professional Services | $2,900.00 |
| Food / Beverage | $2,883.82 |
| Bank Fees | $1,447.16 |
| Transfer Of Funds | $1,350.00 |
| Insurance | $871.00 |
| Unspecified | $800.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenn Medical Assoc. | Adminstrative | 06/06/2005 | $3,898.82 |
| Printnet | Printing | 09/08/2005 | $3,728.54 |
| Country Music Foundation Inc. | Solicitation Activit | 05/02/2005 | $3,655.00 |
| Tenn Medical Assoc. | Adminstrative | 09/27/2005 | $3,380.69 |
| Tenn Medical Assoc. | Adminstrative | 05/26/2005 | $3,093.76 |
| Bellenfant & Miles | Professional Services | 04/07/2005 | $2,900.00 |
| Tenn Medical Assoc. | Adminstrative | 01/03/2005 | $2,500.00 |
| Tenn Medical Assoc. | Adminstrative | 07/13/2005 | $2,000.00 |
| Sobro Catering | Food / Beverage | 03/25/2005 | $1,758.38 |
| US Postmaster | Postage | 03/22/2005 | $1,691.63 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aneshtia Medical Alliance of TN | Knoxville, TN | — | $4,450.00 |
| George R Woodbury Jr | Cordova, TN | Rheumatology and Dermatology | $2,050.00 |
| F Michael Minch | Nashville, TN | Office of F Michael Minch | $1,500.00 |
| Paul Latour | Franklin, TN | Franklin Dermatology Group | $1,500.00 |
| Jesse Woodall | Bartlet, TN | Obgyn Physicians Group | $1,300.00 |
| Kenneth Moore | Franklin, TN | Homemaker | $1,250.00 |
| George Lee | Nashville, TN | Real Time Neuromonitoring Asso | $1,150.00 |
| Robert Herring | Nashville, TN | Nashville Gastroentestinal Specialist | $1,110.00 |
| Paul Googe | Knoxville, TN | — | $1,090.26 |
| Charles Handorf | Memphis, TN | Duckworth Pathology Group | $1,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.