Tennessee Medical Association PAC (TMA)

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$104,276
incl. $2,469 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$85,036
To TN candidates
$47,500
56% of spending
Operating & other
$25,036
29% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $52,481 to 30 candidates
$45,731 to 26 Republicans $6,750 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $85,036 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $47,500 (56%) — 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: $25,036 ÷ Total spent: $85,036
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $25,036
Contributions to candidates $47,500

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Marsha Blackburn Governor Rep. $14,981.27
William Lamberth Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $5,000.00
Richard M. Briggs Tennessee Senate, District 07 Rep. $4,000.00
John Ray Clemmons Tennessee House, District 55 Dem. $3,000.00
Laura Andreson Tennessee House, District 63 Dem. $3,000.00
Rusty Crowe Tennessee Senate, District 03 Rep. $2,500.00
Esther Helton Haynes Tennessee House, District 30 Rep. $2,000.00
Ferrell Haile Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $2,000.00
Michele Carringer Tennessee House, District 16 Rep. $1,500.00
Brian Stewart Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $1,000.00

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

Tracked candidates reported receiving $52,481 from this committee — $4,981 more than its own filings itemize ($47,500), because their receipt filings posted ahead of the committee’s covering report or span more cycles than its loaded filings.

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
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $7,500.00
House Democratic Caucus $2,500.00
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,500.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Direct Mail $10,834.22
Accounting Fee $6,750.00
Statemen'S Dinner $3,000.00
Credit Card Fees $2,675.11
Event $1,600.00
Credit Card Process $77.47
Processing Fee $76.29
Email Forwarding $23.01

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Oncology Nashville, TN — $20,000.00
Northeast TN Medical Society Johnson City, TN — $6,500.00
Marsha Blackburn Brentwood, TN — $4,981.27
E Dwayne Lett Lebanon, TN The Lett Center $2,500.00
George Woodbury Cordova, TN Rheumatology Derm Associates $2,500.00
John Schneider Murfreesboro, TN Comprehensive Pain and Neurology Center $2,500.00
Michelle Cochran Nashville, TN NeuroScience & TMS Treatment C $2,500.00
George Lee Nashville, TN Real Time Neuromonitoring Asso $2,000.00
O Lee Berkenstock Memphis, TN OLB Healthcare PLLC $1,671.98
Dorothy Sinard Brentwood, TN — $1,650.00

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
Pre-Primary 2026 $307,547.34 $296,655.54 Source ↗
Q2 2026 $299,252.14 $307,547.34 Source ↗
Q1 2026 $276,725.11 $299,252.14 Source ↗