Tennessee Smoke Free Association PAC
Where the Money Goes
Of the $16,500 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $14,000 (85%) — 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 / overhead spending | $1,500 |
| Contributions to candidates | $14,000 |
- To TN candidates $14,000 85%
- Operating & other $1,500 9.1%
- To other PACs $1,000 6.1%
Contributions to Candidates
| Candidate | Office | Party | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Bailey † | Tennessee Senate, District 15 | Rep. | $2,000.00 |
| Bryan Terry † | Tennessee House, District 48 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Jack Johnson † | Tennessee Senate, District 27 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| Randy McNally † | Tennessee Senate, District 05 | Rep. | $1,000.00 |
| David B. Hawk † | Tennessee House, District 05 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Gary W Hicks Jr † | Tennessee House, District 09 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Larry J. Miller † | Tennessee House, District 88 | Dem. | $500.00 |
| Ryan D. Williams † | Tennessee House, District 42 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| Steve Southerland † | Tennessee Senate, District 09 | Rep. | $500.00 |
| William Lamberth † | Tennessee House, District 44 | Rep. | $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 $14,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,000. Of the $6,000 difference, $6,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).
Its filing also reports $6,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:
- Holt, Andrew $2,000.00
- Sexton, Jerry $2,000.00
- Faison's Freedom $500.00
- Gresham, Dolores $500.00
- Halford, Curtis $500.00
- Lundberg, Jon $500.00
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
| Committee | Total |
|---|---|
| BOWPAC (Bo Watson) | $1,000.00 |
Operating & Other Spending
| Purpose | Total |
|---|---|
| Advertising | $1,500.00 |
| Payee | Purpose | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crisp Communications | Advertising | 10/24/2019 | $1,500.00 |
Who Funds It
| Donor | Location | Employer | Total Given |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teresa Adams | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Vapor | $2,427.20 |
| Kathie Simpson | Elizabethton, TN | Laughing Kat Vapors | $2,000.00 |
| Nicole Tsfa | Chattanooga, TN | TN Smoke Free Association | $2,000.00 |
| Steven Nair | Cleveland, TN | Mountain Oak Vapors | $1,941.70 |
| Wendi Potluri | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga Vapor Company | $1,941.70 |
| David Nelson | Johnson City, TN | Rocky Top Vapors | $1,500.00 |
| Johnathan Pitt | Greeneville, TN | Greeneville Vapor | $1,456.20 |
| Danny Gillis | Sevierville, TN | Sevier Vapors | $1,000.00 |
| Phillip Harrell | Knoxville, TN | The Vape Shop | $1,000.00 |
| Sam Oschelin | Spring Hill, TN | Old School Vapor Co. | $700.00 |
Filing History
Totals as filed with the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance; see About for how this data is processed.