TN Advance Financial PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$195,000
Total Spent
$191,000
To other PACs
$116,000
61% of spending
To TN candidates
$75,000
39% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $68,000 to 33 candidates
$62,000 to 29 Republicans $6,000 to 4 Democrats

Where the Money Goes

Of the $191,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $116,000 (61%) — went to other PACs and committees.

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: $191,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $0
Contributions to candidates $75,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Ferrell Haile † Tennessee Senate, District 18 Rep. $5,000.00
Johnny Garrett † Tennessee House, District 45 Rep. $5,000.00
Paul Bailey Tennessee Senate, District 15 Rep. $5,000.00
Timothy Hill † Tennessee House, District 03 Rep. $3,500.00
Cameron Sexton † Tennessee House, District 25 Rep. $2,500.00
Dawn White Tennessee Senate, District 13 Rep. $2,500.00
John Stevens † Tennessee Senate, District 24 Rep. $2,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $2,500.00
Kerry Roberts Tennessee Senate, District 23 Rep. $2,500.00
Mark Pody Tennessee Senate, District 17 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 $75,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $68,000. Of the $7,000 difference, $7,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Reeves, William S. $3,000.00
  • Hazlewood, Patsy $2,000.00
  • Lundberg, Jon $2,000.00

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
Senate Republican Caucus $25,000.00
House Republican Caucus $15,000.00
LAMBERTH PAC (William Lamberth) $10,000.00
CAM PAC (Cameron Sexton) $10,000.00
Johnson Poss Kirby Government Relations $10,000.00
MCPAC (Randy McNally) $10,000.00
Tennessee First $10,000.00
Tennessee Legislative Campaign Committee $10,000.00
JACK PAC (Jack Johnson) $5,000.00
KEVPAC (Kevin Vaughan) $5,000.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Advance Financial Administration Nashville, TN — $195,000.00

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 2023 Historical $54,114.00 $38,114.00 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2023 Historical $31,614.00 $54,114.00 Source ↗