TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm Tfalac

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$51,457
incl. $7,115 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$47,790
To TN candidates
$23,300
49% of spending
Operating & other
$22,490
47% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $5,000 to 1 candidate
$5,000 to 1 Republican

Where the Money Goes

Of the $47,790 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $23,300 (49%) — 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: $22,490 ÷ Total spent: $47,790
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $22,490
Contributions to candidates $23,300
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Mark Pody † Tennessee Senate, District 17 Rep. $5,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $23,300 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $5,000. Of the $18,300 difference, $18,300 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $18,300 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Beavers, Mae $11,800.00
  • Carr, Joe $6,000.00
  • Rogers, Courtney L. $500.00

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
TN8PAC $2,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Auction Items $6,596.17
Venue Deposit $5,500.00
Advertising $5,000.00
Management Software $1,966.00
Event Deposit $1,000.00
Cc Fees $581.96
Signs $467.36
Venue Balance $455.41
Ffl Services $300.00
Printing $202.43

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lee A Beaman Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Bill Goodman Gun and Knife Shows Mt. Washington, KY — $2,500.00
Albert McCall Lebanon, TN Dt McCall & Sons $2,280.00
Cyndi Miller Brentwood, TN Homemaker $2,203.09
Daniel Turklay Nashville, TN Self-Employed $1,825.00
Chet Burnes Nashville, TN MNPS $1,050.54
Kerry Roberts Springfield, TN — $1,000.00
Michael Shelton Hermitage, TN Donelson Wrecker Services $1,000.00
Tim Nunan Russellville, TN Self-Employed $1,000.00
Nashville Armory LLC Nashville, TN — $975.00

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 2017 Amended Historical $11,498.31 $19,513.97 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2017 Historical $24,043.61 $11,498.31 Source ↗