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World Acceptance Corporation PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Jan 2003 · Treasurer: John L. Calmes, Jr. · Greenville, SC

Also giving in

Also gave $1,000.00 in U.S. Congress politics

Cross-jurisdiction totals reflect the linked entity record and may exclude unmerged duplicates; figures are two separate per-jurisdiction public totals, not a combined statewide total.

Raised
$43,945
incl. $4,628 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$45,000
Spent outside Tennessee
$24,500
54% of spending
Operating & other
$10,100
22% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $3,000 to 4 candidates
$2,700 to 3 Republicans $300 to 1 Democrat

Where the Money Goes

Of the $45,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $24,500 (54%) — went to activity outside Tennessee.

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: $10,100 ÷ Total spent: $45,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $10,100
Contributions to candidates $9,900
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
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,400.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 Rep. $1,000.00
Curry Todd † Tennessee House, District 95 Rep. $300.00
Johnny Shaw † Tennessee House, District 80 Dem. $300.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $9,900 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $3,000. Of the $6,900 difference, $6,900 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $6,900 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here:

  • Harwell, Beth Halteman $1,000.00
  • McDaniel, Steve $1,000.00
  • Montgomery, Richard $1,000.00
  • Beavers, Mae $500.00
  • Johnson, Curtis $500.00
  • Maggart, Debra Young $500.00
  • Pitts, Joe $500.00
  • Sargent, Jr., Charles $500.00
  • Tate, Reginald $500.00
  • Gilmore, Brenda $300.00
  • …and 2 more recipients

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
House Democratic Caucus $500.00

Given in Other States

This committee sent $24,500 to 14 candidates and committees outside Tennessee, across 8 states. 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
C-Pac Oklahoma $5,000.00
National Republican Senatorial Committee Washington, D.C. $3,500.00
The Freedom Project Virginia $3,000.00
Friends of Ralph Hudgens Georgia $2,500.00
Team Demint Virginia $1,500.00
McConnell Senate Committee 2014 Kentucky $1,000.00
Neugebauer Congressional Committee Washington, D.C. $1,000.00
Stivers for Congress Washington, D.C. $1,000.00
Todd P'Pool for Attorney General Kentucky $1,000.00
Friends of Jim Clyburn Washington, D.C. $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Pac To Pac $10,000.00
Annual Fee $100.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Augustus Mc Lean Greenville, SC World Acceptance Corporation $2,400.00
Dan Walters Simpsonville, SC World Acceptance Corporation $2,400.00
James Rosenauer Chestfield, MO World Acceptance Corporation $2,400.00
Jeff Tinney Whitesboro, TX World Acceptance Corporation $1,800.00
Michelle Gabbard Cox's Creek, KY World Acceptance Corporation $1,800.00
Daniel Dyer Greenville, SC World Acceptance Corporation $1,200.00
Delia Ann Brigman San Antonio, TX World Acceptance Corporation $1,200.00
Jackie Willyard Madisonville, KY World Acceptance Corporation $1,200.00
Javier Sauza Atlanta, GA World Acceptance Corporation $1,200.00
Jeanne Davis Las Cruces, NM World Acceptance Corporation $1,200.00

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
Year-End 2011 Historical $70,083.40 $68,779.69 Source: Year-End 2011 filing Report 38267
Mid-Year 2011 Historical $69,978.40 $70,083.40 Source: Mid-Year 2011 filing Report 37295