Tennessee Smoke Free Association PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$18,087
Total Spent
$16,500
To TN candidates
$14,000
85% of spending
Operating & other
$1,500
9.1% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,000 to 10 candidates
$7,500 to 9 Republicans $500 to 1 Democrat

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 spending: $1,500 ÷ Total spent: $16,500
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,500
Contributions to candidates $14,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked 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

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $1,500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
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.

Campaign filing history
Filing Cash Beginning Cash Ending Source
Year-End 2019 Historical $15,802.00 $1,587.20 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $0.00 $15,802.00 Source ↗