Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$193,326
incl. $5,324 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$171,251
To TN candidates
$107,250
63% of spending
To other PACs
$37,500
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $87,250 to 72 candidates
$75,250 to 58 Republicans $12,000 to 14 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $171,251 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $107,250 (63%) — 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: $26,501 ÷ Total spent: $171,251
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $26,501
Contributions to candidates $107,250

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
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $4,000.00
Rusty Crowe † Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $3,000.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Bob Freeman † Tennessee House, District 56 Dem. $2,000.00
Paul Sherrell † Tennessee House, District 43 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 $107,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $87,250. Of the $20,000 difference, $20,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $20,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Swann, Art $4,000.00
  • Hahn, Jan $3,000.00
  • Hall (House), Mark $2,000.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Thompson, Hilman Dwayne $1,000.00
  • Ramsey, Robert (Bob) $500.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $500.00
  • Carr, Bruce Dale $500.00
  • …and 10 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
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $2,500.00
CAMP PAC (Karen Camper) $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Audit Adjustment $13,879.78
Fundraising $4,500.00
Credit Card Fees $3,340.55
Membership Gifts $3,204.69
Printing $950.00
Fundraiser $500.00
Pac Member Ribbons $125.63

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Medical Association Nashville, TN — $70,000.00
Heritage Medical Associates PC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
Tennessee Medical Association Nashville, TN — $6,667.00
The Jackson Clinic PAC Jackson, TN — $5,000.00
Newton Allen Nashville, TN Saint Thomas Medical Group $3,000.00
William Harb Nashville, TN Cumberland Surgical Associates $3,000.00
Tennessee Society of Pathologists Cookeville, TN — $2,971.40
Radiology Alliance PC Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Adrian Rodriguez Nashville, TN Nashville Skin and Cancer $2,000.00
Art Swann Alcoa, TN State of Tennessee $2,000.00

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 2022 Historical $209,994.65 $191,169.19 Source ↗
Pre-General 2022 Historical $207,432.21 $209,994.65 Source ↗
Q3 2022 Historical $254,947.66 $207,432.21 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $261,114.72 $254,947.66 Source ↗
Q2 2022 Historical $239,060.79 $261,114.72 Source ↗
Q1 2022 Historical $146,793.36 $239,060.79 Source ↗