Tennessee Smoke Free Association PAC

Political Action Committee

Raised
$8,920
Total Spent
$10,000
To TN candidates
$10,000
100% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $8,500 to 12 candidates
$8,250 to 11 Republicans $250 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $10,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,000 (100%) — 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: $0 ÷ Total spent: $10,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $10,000

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $1,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $1,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $500.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 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 $10,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $8,500. Of the $1,500 difference, $1,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $1,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Halford, Curtis $500.00
  • Sexton, Jerry $500.00
  • Hill, Matthew $250.00
  • Van Huss, Micah $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.

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Steven Nair Cleveland, TN Mountain Oak Vapors $1,455.90
Phillip Harrell Knoxville, TN The Vape Shop $1,064.00
David Nelson Johnson City, TN Rocky Top Vapors $1,000.00
Wendi Potluri Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga Vapor Company $1,000.00
Teresa Adams Knoxville, TN Knoxville Vapor $970.70
Danny Gillis Sevierville, TN Sevier Vapors $500.00
Fred Richmond Knoxville, TN Self-Employed $500.00
Jimmy Agrafiotis Ringgold, GA Self-Employed $500.00
Kathie Simpson Elizabethton, TN Laughing Kat Vapors $500.00
Richard Banaski Manchester, TN Self-Employed $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
Q4 2020 Historical $506.90 $506.90 Source ↗
Pre-General 2020 Historical $506.90 $506.90 Source ↗
Q3 2020 Historical $506.90 $506.90 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $10,506.90 $506.90 Source ↗
Q2 2020 Historical $1,587.20 $10,506.90 Source ↗
Q1 2020 Historical $1,587.20 $1,587.20 Source ↗