Adams and Reese TN PAC

Political Action Committee

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

Raised
$30,000
Total Spent
$24,000
To TN candidates
$17,500
73% of spending
To other PACs
$6,000
25% of spending
Candidate Giving by Party $2,000 to 2 candidates
$2,000 to 2 Republicans

Where the Money Goes

Of the $24,000 this committee reported spending, the largest share — $17,500 (73%) — 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: $24,000
Inputs behind Operating share of spending
Operating / overhead spending $500
Contributions to candidates $17,500
Source filings:

Contributions to Candidates

Contributions to tracked candidates
Candidate Office Party Total
Jack Johnson † Tennessee Senate, District 27 Rep. $1,500.00
Ken Yager † Tennessee Senate, District 12 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 $17,500 to candidates, while tracked candidates reported receiving $2,000. Of the $15,500 difference, $15,500 went to recipients not tracked here (itemized below).

Its filing also reports $15,500 in candidate contributions to recipients not tracked here — federal, local, and out-of-state races, and sitting legislators not on the 2026 ballot:

  • Ramsey (Governor), Ron $2,500.00
  • Kyle, Jim $2,000.00
  • Dean, Karl $1,000.00
  • Faulk, Mike $1,000.00
  • Kelsey, Brian $1,000.00
  • Ketron, Bill $1,000.00
  • Armstrong, Joe $500.00
  • Casada, Glen $500.00
  • Evans, Joshua $500.00
  • Faulkner, Johnny Chad $500.00
  • …and 11 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
MPAC $2,000.00
House Senate Democratic Caucus $1,000.00
RAAMPAC $1,000.00
Senate Republican Caucus $1,000.00
TNPAC (Jamie Woodson) $1,000.00

Operating & Other Spending

Operating spending by purpose
Purpose Total
Donations $500.00

Who Funds It

Donors funding this political action committee
Donor Location Employer Total Given
Adams and Reese LLP New Orleans, LA — $30,000.00

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
Year-End 2009 Historical $5,992.16 $6,492.16 Source ↗
Mid-Year 2009 Historical $492.16 $5,992.16 Source ↗