TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm Tfalac

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 1990 · Treasurer: John Harris · Nashville, TN

Raised
$15,734
incl. $2,801 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$17,488
Operating & other
$10,088
58% of spending
To TN candidates
$7,400
42% of spending

Where the Money Goes

Of the $17,488 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $10,088 (58%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

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: $10,088 ÷ Total spent: $17,488
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,088
Contributions to candidates $7,400

Contributions to Candidates

No contributions to tracked candidates on record.

This committee’s own filings report $7,400 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $0. Of the $7,400 difference, $7,400 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $7,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Rogers, Courtney L. $7,100.00
  • Eldridge, Jimmy $300.00

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.

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Advertising $5,300.00
Printing $4,787.53

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Tennessee Firearms Association Inc. Nashville, TN — $7,500.00
John Harris Nashville, TN Harris Law $2,000.00
James Garrett Nashville, TN — $1,100.00
Karen Nunan Russellville, TN — $1,000.00
Richard Archie Bells, TN Retired $500.00
William Kaylor Morriston, TN Retired $477.50
Dwight Weaver Ripley, TN — $200.00

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 2012 Historical $1,808.14 $1,708.14 Source ↗
Pre-General 2012 Amended Historical $1,175.64 $1,808.14 Source ↗
Q3 2012 Historical $1,560.64 $1,175.64 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2012 Historical $5,863.17 $1,560.64 Source ↗
Q2 2012 Historical $3,661.71 $5,863.17 Source ↗
Q1 2012 Historical $2,821.71 $3,661.71 Source ↗