Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)
Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: Patrick McFarland, MD · Nashville, TN
Where the Money Goes
Of the $237,778 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $155,236 (65%) — 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 / overhead spending | $49,090 |
| Contributions to candidates | $155,236 |
- To TN candidates $155,236 65%
- Operating & other $49,090 21%
- To other PACs $33,400 14%
- Spent outside Tennessee $52 0.0%
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee † | Governor | Rep. | $10,000.00 |
| Bryan Terry † | Tennessee House, District 48 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Cameron Sexton † | Tennessee House, District 25 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Joey Hensley † | Tennessee Senate, District 28 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Richard M. Briggs † | Tennessee Senate, District 07 | Rep. | $5,000.00 |
| Bo Watson † | Tennessee Senate, District 11 | Rep. | $4,000.00 |
| Sara Kyle † | Tennessee Senate, District 30 | Dem. | $3,000.00 |
| Rusty Crowe † | Tennessee Senate, District 03 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Ryan D. Williams † | Tennessee House, District 42 | Rep. | $2,500.00 |
| Johnny Shaw † | Tennessee House, District 80 | Dem. | $2,000.00 |
† Reported in this PAC’s own disbursement filing; the recipient’s receipt filing hasn’t itemized it yet.
This committee’s own filings report $155,236 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $88,750. Of the $66,486 difference, $66,486 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $66,486 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
- Swann, Art $5,000.00
- Dickerson, Steven $5,000.00
- Stewart, Mike $3,000.00
- McManus, Stephen $3,000.00
- Tenn Medical Assoc. $2,986.11
- Casada, Glen $2,500.00
- Kelsey, Brian $2,500.00
- Dean, Karl $2,500.00
- Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
- …and 39 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 |
|---|---|
| Cas-Pac | $14,500.00 |
| MAC-PAC (MacKenzie) | $5,000.00 |
| Tenn Democratic Party | $2,500.00 |
| Tenn Republican Party | $2,500.00 |
| Tenn House Democratic Caucus | $2,500.00 |
| Tenn House Republican Caucus | $2,500.00 |
| Tenn Senate Republican Caucus | $2,500.00 |
| KEYPAC (Ken Yager) | $1,000.00 |
| BRIGGS PAC (Richard Briggs) | $400.00 |
Given in Other States
This committee sent $52 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.
| Recipient | State | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Campaigncontribution.Com | Washington, D.C. | $51.67 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Report | $12,000.00 |
| Consulting | $8,000.00 |
| Direct Mail | $7,597.59 |
| Auditing Services | $5,899.44 |
| Pac Consulting Fee | $4,000.00 |
| Administrative Fees | $2,970.46 |
| Ornaments | $2,262.00 |
| Credit Card Process | $1,411.58 |
| Credit Card Fees | $1,378.95 |
| Fundraising Consulting | $1,000.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aristotle International | Report | 07/26/2018 | $12,000.00 |
| Red Ivory Strategies | Direct Mail | 10/25/2018 | $7,597.59 |
| Blanketship CPA Group | Auditing Services | 06/22/2018 | $5,899.44 |
| Administrative Fees | Administrative Fees | 12/20/2018 | $2,970.46 |
| Chemart Company | Ornaments | 12/04/2018 | $2,262.00 |
| Campaigncontribution.Com | Credit Card Process | 06/30/2018 | $1,411.58 |
| Hess, Kelley | Consulting | 03/08/2018 | $1,000.00 |
| Hess, Kelley | Consulting | 02/13/2018 | $1,000.00 |
| Hess, Kelley | Fundraising Consulting | 01/23/2018 | $1,000.00 |
| Hess, Kelley | Pac Consulting Fee | 06/29/2018 | $1,000.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Medical Association | Nashville, TN | — | $55,490.00 |
| Association of University Radiologists | Knoxville, TN | — | $4,462.50 |
| John Blake | Chattanooga, TN | Specialists In Pain MGMT | $4,000.00 |
| West Tennessee Radiology | Memphis, TN | — | $4,000.00 |
| Brent R Moody | Nashville, TN | Heritage Medical Associates Skin Cancer | $2,000.00 |
| Danielle Hassel | Collierville, TN | BMG Germantown Physical Medicine | $2,000.00 |
| Oran Berkensock | Memphis, TN | Primary Care Specialists | $2,000.00 |
| Patrick McFarland | Knoxville, TN | University of Tennessee Graduate School | $2,000.00 |
| Subhi Ali | Waverly, TN | Waverly Clinic | $2,000.00 |
| The Jackson Clinic PAC | Jackson, TN | — | $2,000.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.
| Filing | Cash Beginning | Cash Ending | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2018 Historical | $178,570.55 | $176,104.82 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-General 2018 Historical | $203,986.14 | $178,570.55 | Source ↗ |
| Q3 2018 Historical | $221,944.64 | $203,986.14 | Source ↗ |
| Pre-Primary 2018 Historical | $229,130.14 | $221,944.64 | Source ↗ |
| Q2 2018 Historical | $256,212.30 | $229,130.14 | Source ↗ |
| Q1 2018 Historical | $245,841.28 | $256,212.30 | Source ↗ |