Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$95,894
incl. $4,665 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$160,516
To TN candidates
$117,500
73% of spending
To other PACs
$32,600
20% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $88,750 to 70 candidates
$71,500 to 54 Republicans $17,250 to 16 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $160,516 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $117,500 (73%) — 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: $10,416 ÷ Total spent: $160,516
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,416
Contributions to candidates $117,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 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
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $4,000.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $4,000.00
Vincent Dixie † Tennessee House, District 54 Dem. $3,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $2,500.00
Bill Powers † Tennessee Senate, District 22 Rep. $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 $117,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $88,750. Of the $28,750 difference, $28,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $28,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Martin, Jason $5,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Swann, Art $2,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,500.00
  • Woodbury, George $1,000.00
  • Akbari (House), Raumesh $1,000.00
  • Beck, Bill $1,000.00
  • BYRD, David $1,000.00
  • Citizens for Real Leadership $1,000.00
  • Citizens for the Right Way $1,000.00
  • …and 22 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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tenn House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
Tennessee Republican Party $2,500.00
Memphis Medical PAC $100.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Printing $2,675.00
Credit Card Fees $2,509.81
Ornaments $1,737.50
Accounting Fee $1,726.21
Impact Holiday Ornaments $1,667.59
Administrative Fees $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Oncology Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
Perry Rothrock Memphis, TN Perry C Rothrock III, MD, PLLC $3,000.00
Charles Gober Hixson, TN University of Tennessee $2,000.00
George Lee Nashville, TN Real Time Neuromonitoring Asso $2,000.00
Michael McAdoo Milan, TN Milan Medical Center $2,000.00
Ronald Kirkland Jackson, TN Retired $2,000.00
Tracey Doering Nashville, TN Univ of TN $2,000.00
William T Williams Johnson City, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
O Lee Berkenstock MD Memphis, TN O. Lee Berkenstock Health $1,500.00
Carmen Powell Franklin, TN Self-Employed $1,200.00

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 2021 Amended Historical $243,867.49 $146,793.36 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $207,165.39 $243,867.49 Source ↗