TN Firearms Assn Legislative Action Comm Tfalac

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$175,181
incl. $8,216 unitemized small gifts
Total Spent
$93,633
Operating & other
$68,233
73% of spending
To TN candidates
$25,400
27% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $25,400 to 2 candidates
$25,400 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $93,633 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $68,233 (73%) — went to operating costs and overhead.

Why this number?

Operating / overhead spending divided by everything this committee spent (each expenditure lands in exactly one bucket).

Operating spending: $68,233 ÷ Total spent: $93,633
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $68,233
Contributions to candidates $25,400

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Monty Fritts Tennessee Governor Rep. $15,400.00
John Rose Tennessee Governor Rep. $10,000.00

Its filing also reports $15,400 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Fritts (Governor), Monty $15,400.00

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
Solicit And Fundraising - Speaker Fee And Expenses $27,606.02
Catering $8,643.91
Venue Rental And Expenses $6,135.00
Auction Items $4,823.09
Sound/Pa System $3,873.43
Auction Guns $2,611.91
License Software $2,566.00
Website Update $2,250.00
Video Production $2,193.75
Event Insurance $1,680.70

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Total Given
Sam Barnes $30,250.00
Tennessee Firearms Assoc $15,000.00
WHMC Guns LLC $11,494.99
Albert McCall $10,000.00
Rose For TN INC $10,000.00
Jonathon Low $6,000.00
Norman Bobo $5,300.00
Daniel Turklay $5,280.00
Brad Lytle $3,005.00
Sam Cooper $2,680.47

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
Q1 2026 $290,905.88 $293,599.90 Source ↗
Year-End 2025 $246,335.84 $290,905.88 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2025 $233,746.55 $246,335.84 Source ↗