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TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm Tfalac

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$118,926
incl. $7,428 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$63,476
To TN candidates
$32,000
50% of spending
Operating & other
$31,476
50% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $22,000 to 23 candidates
$22,000 to 23 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $63,476 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $32,000 (50%) — went to Tennessee candidates.

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: $31,476 ÷ Total spent: $63,476
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $31,476
Contributions to candidates $32,000
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Elaine Davis † Tennessee House, District 18 Rep. $3,250.00
Kip Capley † Tennessee House, District 71 Rep. $1,750.00
Clay Doggett † Tennessee House, District 70 Rep. $1,500.00
Jody Barrett † Tennessee House, District 69 Rep. $1,500.00
Rusty Grills † Tennessee House, District 77 Rep. $1,500.00
Gino Bulso † Tennessee House, District 61 Rep. $1,250.00
Paul Sherrell † Tennessee House, District 43 Rep. $1,250.00
Chris Todd † Tennessee House, District 73 Rep. $1,000.00
John Ragan † Tennessee House, District 33 Rep. $1,000.00
Scott Cepicky † Tennessee House, District 64 Rep. $1,000.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $32,000 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $22,000. Of the $10,000 difference, $10,000 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $10,000 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Weaver, Terri LYNN $5,000.00
  • Windle, John Mark $3,000.00
  • Mills, Lee $750.00
  • Cardoza-Moore, Laurie $500.00
  • Vallejos, Tommy $500.00
  • Richey, Bryan Andrew $250.00

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
Catering $5,749.74
Venue Rental And Expenses $4,590.00
Auction Guns $4,369.84
Advertising $4,200.00
Fundraising Expense $3,231.00
Printing/Postage $2,224.93
Signs $1,335.86
Radio $1,250.00
Firearms For Auction $909.96
Overhead Expense $721.56

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Lee Beaman Brentwood, TN Self-Employed $15,000.00
Jeff Burkhart Clarksville, TN Jeff Burkhart Custom Properties $7,500.00
Jonathon Low Nashville, TN Retired $6,000.00
Never Surrender PAC Nashville, TN — $5,000.00
Black Jack Pocket Hunting Club Troy, TN — $3,500.00
Norman Bobo Franklin, TN Retired $3,088.14
Sam Cooper Lakeland, TN Sr. Aircraft Mechanic $2,597.99
Cyndi Miller Brentwood, TN Homemaker $2,500.00
Delta Defense LLC West Bend, WI — $2,500.00
Doug Weaver Gallatin, TN Retired $2,500.00

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 2022 Historical $150,868.38 $154,096.48 Source: Q4 2022 filing Report 107240
Pre-General 2022 Historical $150,379.96 $150,868.38 Source: Pre-General 2022 filing Report 105546
Q3 2022 Historical $127,559.68 $150,379.96 Source: Q3 2022 filing Report 105243
Pre-Primary 2022 Historical $130,342.80 $127,559.68 Source: Pre-Primary 2022 filing Report 103222
Q2 2022 Historical $119,065.36 $130,342.80 Source: Q2 2022 filing Report 101612
Q1 2022 Historical $116,116.77 $119,065.36 Source: Q1 2022 filing Report 98458