TN Advance Financial PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Apr 2019 · Treasurer: Tina Hodges · Nashville, TN

Raised
$148,500
Total Spent
$144,714
To TN candidates
$77,100
53% of spending
To other PACs
$67,500
47% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $52,600 to 33 candidates
$48,500 to 30 Republicans $4,100 to 3 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $144,714 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $77,100 (53%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

Why this number?

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: $114 ÷ Total spent: $144,714
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $114
Contributions to candidates $77,100
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $3,000.00
Bill Lee † Governor Rep. $2,500.00
Dawn White † Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,500.00
Jeremy Faison † Tennessee House, District 11 Rep. $2,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,500.00
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $2,500.00
Ron M. Gant † Tennessee House, District 94 Rep. $2,500.00
Ron Travis † Tennessee House, District 31 Rep. $2,500.00
Susan M Lynn † Tennessee House, District 57 Rep. $2,500.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $2,500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $77,100 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $52,600. Of the $24,500 difference, $24,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $24,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • John Cooper for Nashville $5,000.00
  • Staples, Rick $3,500.00
  • Reeves, William S. $2,500.00
  • Curcio, Michael G. $2,500.00
  • Holt, Andrew $2,500.00
  • Bell, Mike $1,500.00
  • Helton, Esther $1,000.00
  • Ogles, Brandon $1,000.00
  • Smith, Robin $1,000.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $1,000.00
  • …and 3 more recipients

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
Senate Republican Caucus $15,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
House Republican Caucus $10,000.00
Tennessee Tomorrow PAC $7,500.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $5,000.00
People Working for Reform $3,000.00
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry PAC $2,500.00
Latinos for Tennessee $2,500.00
KEYPAC (Ken Yager) $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Bank Fees $114.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Harpeth Financial Services LLC Nashville, TN — $128,500.00
Flex PAC Nashville, TN — $20,000.00

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 Amended Historical $10,000.00 $3,786.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2019 Amended Historical $0.00 $10,000.00 Source ↗