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Tennessee Smoke Free Association PAC

Political Action Committee

Year by year

Tennessee Smoke Free Association PAC — money raised, spent and given to candidates in each report year, and the all-time totals those years add up to.
Report year Raised Spent To candidates
2022 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
2021 $6,436.35 $7,250.00 $2,250.00
2020 $8,919.70 $10,000.00 $8,500.00
2019 $18,087.20 $16,500.00 $8,000.00
All years $33,443.25 $33,750.00 $18,750.00
Raised
$33,443
Total Spent
$33,750
To TN candidates
$27,250
81% of spending
To other PACs
$5,000
15% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $18,750 to 16 candidates
$18,000 to 15 Republicans $750 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $33,750 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $27,250 (81%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Operating share of spending compares operating spending with total spent.

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Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $1,500 ÷ Total spent: $33,750
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $1,500
Contributions to candidates $27,250
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Paul Bailey † Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $3,000.00
Bryan Terry † Tennessee House, District 48 Rep. $2,000.00
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $2,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $2,000.00
Steve Southerland † Tennessee Senate, District 09 Rep. $2,000.00
Bo Watson † Tennessee Senate, District 11 Rep. $1,000.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $1,000.00
Lowell Russell † Tennessee House, District 21 Rep. $1,000.00
William Lamberth † Tennessee House, District 44 Rep. $1,000.00
Larry J. Miller † Tennessee House, District 88 Dem. $750.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $27,250 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $18,750. Of the $8,500 difference, $8,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $8,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Sexton, Jerry $2,500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $2,000.00
  • Halford, Curtis $1,500.00
  • Faison's Freedom $1,000.00
  • Gresham, Dolores $500.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $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.

Contributions to Other PACs

Contributions to other political action committees
Committee Total
BOWPAC (Bo Watson) $1,500.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $750.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $750.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $500.00
PB PAC (Paul Bailey) $500.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $250.00
RY-PAC (Ryan Williams) $250.00

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
David Nelson Johnson City, TN Rocky Top Vapors $5,000.00
Teresa Adams Knoxville, TN Knoxville Vapor $4,397.90
Kathie Simpson Elizabethton, TN Laughing Kat Vapors $3,500.00
Steven Nair Cleveland, TN Mountain Oak Vapors $3,397.60
Wendi Potluri Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga Vapor Company $2,941.70
Phillip Harrell Knoxville, TN The Vape Shop $2,064.00
Danny Gillis Sevierville, TN Sevier Vapors $2,000.00
Nicole Tsfa Chattanooga, TN TN Smoke Free Association $2,000.00
Sam Oschelin Spring Hill, TN Old School Vapor Co. $1,700.00
Johnathan Pitt Greeneville, TN Greeneville Vapor $1,456.20

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-General 2022 Historical $345.47 — Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 106281
Q3 2022 Historical $365.00 $345.47 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105134

As filed on this report: cash beginning $365.00, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $345.47.
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $391.95 $365.00 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103203

As filed on this report: cash beginning $391.95, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $365.00.
Q2 2022 Historical $391.95 $391.95 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101255
Q1 2022 Amended Historical $391.35 $391.95 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 99407
Year-End 2021 Historical $1,205.00 $391.35 Source: Year-End 2021 filing Report 96743
Mid-Year 2021 Historical $506.90 $1,205.00 Source: Mid-Year 2021 filing Report 94886

As filed on this report: cash beginning $506.90, receipts $0.00, disbursements $0.00, cash ending $1,205.00.
Q4 2020 Historical $506.90 $506.90 Source: Q4 2020 filing Report 93419
Pre-General 2020 Historical $506.90 $506.90 Source: Pre-General 2020 filing Report 92793
Q3 2020 Historical $506.90 $506.90 Source: Q3 2020 filing Report 90702
Pre-Primary 2020 Historical $10,506.90 $506.90 Source: Pre-Primary 2020 filing Report 89775
Q2 2020 Historical $1,587.20 $10,506.90 Source: Q2 2020 filing Report 89166
Q1 2020 Historical $1,587.20 $1,587.20 Source: Q1 2020 filing Report 87051
Year-End 2019 Historical $15,802.00 $1,587.20 Source: Year-End 2019 filing Report 84516
Mid-Year 2019 Historical $0.00 $15,802.00 Source: Mid-Year 2019 filing Report 83814