TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm Tfalac

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$41,175
incl. $9,800 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$25,740
To TN candidates
$18,649
72% of spending
Operating & other
$6,991
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $250 to 1 candidate
$250 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $25,740 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $18,649 (72%) — 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: $6,991 ÷ Total spent: $25,740
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $6,991
Contributions to candidates $18,649
Source filings:

“Spent outside Tennessee” is money this committee sent out of state — a multi-state committee’s lump non-Tennessee line plus any individually-filed out-of-state contributions (itemized below). Separate from out-of-state donors.

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jason Zachary † Tennessee House, District 14 Rep. $250.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $18,649 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $250. Of the $18,399 difference, $18,399 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,399 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Franklin's Printing $9,848.95
  • Smiley Hollow Hayride and Barnyard Comp. $7,233.79
  • Postmaster $716.43
  • Green (Senate), Mark E. $500.00
  • Tennessee Registry of Election Finance $100.00

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.

Given in Other States

This committee sent $100 to 1 candidate and committee outside Tennessee, across 1 state. These are counted as spending outside Tennessee, not as Tennessee candidate support — Who Funds Tennessee doesn’t track out-of-state races, so they don’t link to a page here.

Contributions to candidates and committees outside Tennessee
Recipient State Total
Crime Prevention Research Center Pennsylvania $100.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Dues / Subscriptions $1,666.00
License Software $1,666.00
Merchandise For Auction $1,414.72
Merchandise $906.48
Professional Services $520.00
Credit Card Processing Fee $444.74
Bank Fees $273.00
State Registration Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lee A Beaman Nashville, TN — $2,500.00
Steve Gregory Goodlettsville, TN Averitt $2,160.00
Tim Nunan Russellville, TN Self-Employed $2,100.00
Jerry Beavers Mt Juliet, TN United Parcel Service $1,400.00
Mason Henry Gun Sales LLC Mt. Juliet, TN — $1,200.00
Andy Holt Nashville, TN — $800.00
Richard Archie Bells, TN Retired $790.00
Albert McCall Lebanon, TN Dt McCall & Sons $750.00
Greg White Nashville, TN C Farms $725.00
John Harris Nashville, TN Harris Law $700.00

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 2015 Historical $10,588.60 $20,091.69 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2015 Historical $8,912.37 $10,588.60 Source ↗