Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$170,710
incl. $7,155 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$157,751
To TN candidates
$54,780
35% of spending
Operating & other
$47,731
30% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $4,750 to 6 candidates
$4,500 to 5 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

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).

Operating spending: $47,731 ÷ Total spent: $157,751
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $47,731
Contributions to candidates $54,780

“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

Contributions to tracked 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

Contributions to other political action committees
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.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Ampac Washington, D.C. $32,480.00
Bank of America Florida $2,560.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
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

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Q4 2005 Amended Historical $71,218.60 $54,560.77 Source ↗
Q3 2005 Amended Historical $96,610.74 $71,218.60 Source ↗
Q2 2005 Historical $89,148.05 $96,610.74 Source ↗
Q1 2005 Historical $42,177.68 $89,148.05 Source ↗