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Adams and Reese TN PAC

Political Action Committee

Registered Oct 2005 · Treasurer: Jeffrey B Brooks · Nashville, TN

Raised
$35,000
Total Spent
$37,850
To TN candidates
$29,350
78% of spending
To other PACs
$8,000
21% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $1,500 to 2 candidates
$1,500 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $37,850 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $29,350 (78%) — 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: $500 ÷ Total spent: $37,850
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $500
Contributions to candidates $29,350
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,000.00
Randy McNally † Tennessee Senate, District 05 Rep. $500.00

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

This committee’s own filings report $29,350 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $1,500. Of the $27,850 difference, $27,850 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $27,850 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Bredesen, Phil $5,000.00
  • Herron, Roy $1,500.00
  • Beavers, Mae $1,000.00
  • Ford, Ophelia $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • McLeary, Don $1,000.00
  • Black, Diane $1,000.00
  • Mumpower, Jason $1,000.00
  • Naifeh, Jimmy $1,000.00
  • Haynes, Joe $1,000.00
  • …and 33 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
Senate Democratic Caucus $2,000.00
Joint Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
Tennessee Republican Party $1,000.00
Joint Republican Caucus $1,000.00
TN House Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Reimbursement $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Adams and Reese LLP New Orleans, LA — $25,000.00
Adams and Reese PAC Nashville, TN — $10,000.00

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 2006 Historical $2,092.16 $5,092.16 Source ↗
Pre-General 2006 Historical $2,342.16 $2,092.16 Source ↗
Q3 2006 Amended Historical $8,092.16 $2,342.16 Source ↗
Pre-Primary 2006 Amended Historical $14,692.16 $8,092.16 Source ↗
Q2 2006 Historical $192.16 $14,692.16 Source ↗
Q1 2006 Historical $8,017.16 $192.16 Source ↗