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Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$223,438
Total Spent
$160,659
To TN candidates
$122,000
76% of spending
To other PACs
$19,500
12% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $113,250 to 86 candidates
$88,250 to 67 Republicans $25,000 to 19 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $160,659 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $122,000 (76%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $19,159 ÷ Total spent: $160,659
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $19,159
Contributions to candidates $122,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $10,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Bo Watson Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
Karen Camper † Tennessee House, District 87 Dem. $5,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $5,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $4,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $4,000.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $4,000.00
John Ray Clemmons † Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $3,000.00
Kenneth R. Moore † Tennessee House, District 21 Dem. $3,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $122,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $113,250. Of the $8,750 difference, $8,750 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,750 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Reeves, William S. $3,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $2,500.00
  • Davis, Anthony $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $1,000.00
  • Swann, Art $1,000.00
  • Burkhart, Jeff $250.00

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
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $5,000.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $5,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Accounting Services $5,900.00
Auditing Services $5,000.00
Bonus $4,850.00
Credit Card Process $1,635.75
Travel Reimbursement $694.48
Printing $415.00
Advertising $311.31
Website $162.07
Event $150.00
Postage $40.23

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Medical Association Nashville, TN — $100,150.00
Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, PC Goodlettsville, TN — $20,000.00
Heritage Medical Associates PC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00
TN Kids PAC Nashville., TN — $9,603.82
Radiology Partners Inc. Brentwood, TN — $3,500.00
West Tennessee Radiology PAC Germantown, TN — $2,500.00
James Gray Cookeville, TN Retired $2,050.00
Ken Kozawa Sweetwater, TN Self-Employed $2,000.00
Patrick McFarland Knoxville, TN University of Tennessee Graduate School $2,000.00
Kristen McFarland Knoxville, TN UT Internists $1,500.00

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 2023 Historical $284,902.33 $253,948.25 Source: Year-End 2023 filing Report 111389
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $191,169.19 $284,902.33 Source: Mid-Year 2023 filing Report 108614