Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$169,609
incl. $3,730 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$162,467
To TN candidates
$116,152
71% of spending
To other PACs
$25,500
16% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $59,000 to 50 candidates
$52,500 to 40 Republicans $6,500 to 10 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $162,467 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $116,152 (71%) — 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: $20,815 ÷ Total spent: $162,467
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $20,815
Contributions to candidates $116,152
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Richard M. Briggs † Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $7,500.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $5,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $4,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $4,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Ryan D. Williams † Tennessee House, District 42 Rep. $2,500.00
Ed Jackson † Tennessee Senate, District 25 Rep. $1,500.00
Harold M. Love, Jr. † Tennessee House, District 58 Dem. $1,500.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $1,500.00
Andrew Ellis Farmer † Tennessee House, District 17 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $116,152 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $59,000. Of the $57,152 difference, $57,152 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $57,152 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Moody, Brent $7,500.00
  • Dickerson, Steven $5,000.00
  • Norris, Mark $3,500.00
  • Casada, Glen $2,500.00
  • Green, Mark $2,500.00
  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $2,500.00
  • Ragan, John $2,500.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $2,000.00
  • Stewart, Mike $2,000.00
  • McCormick, Gerald $1,500.00
  • …and 49 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
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $5,000.00
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $4,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $3,000.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Cas-Pac $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
Fitz PAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Statemen'S Dinner $5,000.00
Accounting Services $4,000.00
Credit Card Fees $3,174.68
Fundraising Consulting $3,000.00
Consulting $3,000.00
Travel Reimbursement $1,508.43
Lapel Pins $354.00
Pac Evnelopes $310.00
Check Order Fee $229.19
Bank Fees $138.69

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
University Surgical Associates Chattanooga, TN — $15,000.00
Heritage Medical Aassociates Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Nephrology Associates Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Orthotennessee Knoxville, TN — $5,000.00
Tennessee Interventional and Imaging Ass Chattanooga, TN — $5,000.00
The Jackson Clinic PAC Jackson, TN — $5,000.00
Joe H Browder Knoxville, TN Pain Consultants of East TN $4,000.00
Association of University Radiologists Knoxville, TN — $3,375.00
Keith G Anderson Germantown, TN Sutherland Cardiology Clinic $3,000.00
Matthew Perkins Smyrna, TN Tennessee Medicine \& Pediatrics $2,250.00

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
Year-End 2017 Amended Historical $288,181.78 $245,841.28 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Amended Historical $221,469.91 $288,181.78 Source ↗