Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$159,588
Total Spent
$184,968
To TN candidates
$110,750
60% of spending
Operating & other
$49,218
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $103,500 to 82 candidates
$84,750 to 67 Republicans $18,750 to 15 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $184,968 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $110,750 (60%) — 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: $49,218 ÷ Total spent: $184,968
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $49,218
Contributions to candidates $110,750

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $10,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $5,000.00
Raumesh Akbari † Tennessee Senate, District 29 Dem. $5,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $5,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $4,000.00
Joey Hensley † Tennessee Senate, District 28 Rep. $4,000.00
Laura Andreson † Tennessee House, District 63 Dem. $3,000.00
Sabi "Doc" Kumar † Tennessee House, District 66 Rep. $3,000.00
Brock Martin † Tennessee House, District 79 Rep. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $110,750 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $103,500. Of the $7,250 difference, $7,250 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,250 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $3,000.00
  • Helton, Esther $2,500.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $1,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $500.00
  • Ragan, John $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
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $2,500.00
House Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Democratic Party $2,500.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Republican Caucus $2,500.00
Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Direct Mail $29,772.00
Accounting Services $6,500.00
Administrative Fees $3,600.00
Text Blast $1,811.45
Marketing $1,331.53
Credit Card Fees $1,270.83
Membership Gifts $1,076.00
Printing $714.00
Pins $558.00
Signs $535.65

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Medical Association Nashville, TN — $50,000.00
Tennessee Pain Society Longboat Key, FL — $15,000.00
Andrew Watson Collierville, TN Saint Francis Cardiology Assoc $10,000.00
HCA TriStar Fund Brentwood, TN — $5,000.00
Harris Frazier Government Relations PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
The Jackson Clinic Jackson, TN — $5,000.00
O Lee Berkenstock Memphis, TN OLB Healthcare PLLC $2,865.50
William Rodney Memphis, TN Clinica Medicos $2,500.00
Joni Sago Kingsport, TN Skinwise Dermatoloty $1,500.00
Charles White Lexington, TN Vamc Memphis Jackson Cboc $1,000.08

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 2024 Historical $176,868.29 $238,157.94 Source ↗
Pre-General 2024 Historical $202,793.56 $176,868.29 Source ↗
Q3 2024 Historical $245,308.67 $202,793.56 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2024 Historical $308,271.00 $245,308.67 Source ↗
Q2 2024 Historical $296,095.67 $308,271.00 Source ↗
Q1 2024 Historical $253,948.25 $296,095.67 Source ↗