Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$239,736
incl. $15,293 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$260,493
To TN candidates
$138,944
53% of spending
Operating & other
$51,310
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $22,750 to 12 candidates
$22,000 to 9 Republicans $750 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $260,493 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $138,944 (53%) — 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: $51,310 ÷ Total spent: $260,493
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $51,310
Contributions to candidates $138,944

“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
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $4,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $3,500.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $3,500.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $3,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $2,500.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $2,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,000.00
David B. Hawk † Tennessee House, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $500.00
Joe Towns Jr. † Tennessee House, District 84 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 $138,944 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $22,750. Of the $116,194 difference, $116,194 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $116,194 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Overbey, Doug $5,000.00
  • Tracy, Jim $5,000.00
  • Black, Diane $3,500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $3,500.00
  • Kurita, Rosalind $3,000.00
  • Linder, Timothy $3,000.00
  • Henry, Douglas $3,000.00
  • Odom, Gary $3,000.00
  • Finney, Raymond (2008) $2,500.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $2,500.00
  • …and 88 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
Kurita Majority PAC $7,500.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
House-Senate Republican Caucus $5,000.00
MUMPAC (Jason Mumpower) $5,000.00
MPAC $4,500.00
RAAMPAC $4,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $3,500.00
Cas-Pac $3,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Odom PAC $2,500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $24,890 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. 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. $24,890.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Administrative Services $18,174.53
Pins $7,916.39
Auditing Fee $7,000.00
Consulting $5,506.89
Service Charge $3,379.31
Processing Fee $2,918.94
Reimb Paid To Jesse Woodall For Physician Dinner $1,694.29
Mileage $1,483.68
Postage $995.00
Membership Pins $770.74

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
George R Woodbury Jr Cordova, TN Rheumatology and Dermatology $4,700.00
Kenneth Moore Franklin, TN Homemaker $2,500.00
Mark Brzezienski Chattanooga, TN The Plastic Surgery Group $2,400.00
David McKee Nashville, TN David McKee $2,000.00
F Michael Minch Nashville, TN Office of F Michael Minch $2,000.00
Fredric Mishkin Kingsport, TN Gastroenterology Asso $2,000.00
John W Hale Union City, TN Doctors Clinic of Union City $2,000.00
Kenneth Holbert Smyrna, TN Locum Tenens $2,000.00
Nat Hyder Johnson City, TN DRY Creek Medical Center $2,000.00
Jeffrey Warren Memphis, TN Primary Care Specialist $1,900.00

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 2008 Historical $73,060.19 $100,577.97 Source ↗
Pre-General 2008 Historical $60,490.28 $73,060.19 Source ↗
Q3 2008 Amended Historical $163,699.19 $60,490.28 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2008 Historical $149,470.77 $163,699.19 Source ↗
Q2 2008 Amended Historical $159,294.15 $149,470.77 Source ↗
Q1 2008 Amended Historical $121,581.76 $159,294.15 Source ↗